The Attorney General, Festus Mbandeka, has called for the enhancement of a culture of legal compliance within government institutions and agencies to reduce litigation costs.
He made the call during a consultative engagement with stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region held at Keetmanshoop.
Rising crime, increasing legal cases against the state, ageing infrastructure, and an overstretched workforce have placed the justice system under pressure.
These challenges were highlighted during the launch of the Office of the Attorney General's five-year strategic plan at Swakopmund.
Government institutions, law enforcement agencies, and civil society met at Opuwo to deliberate on key legal and governance matters at a stakeholder engagement convened by the Office of the Attorney General.
Zambia's Attorney General has demanded access to the late Edgar Lungu's body for identification and authentication purposes.
Mulilo Kabesha, through the lawyers representing the state in South Africa, has warned that failure to grant access will prompt them to seek an order from the Pretoria High Court.
Attorney General Festus Mbandeka has submitted an affidavit to the Windhoek High Court in which he argues that a majority of Namibians still reject homosexuality and that sodomy laws should remain in force on that basis.
