The South African Supreme Court has set aside judgement on the burial dispute of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu.

The former Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson, Salmaan Jacobs, will have to wait longer to hear his fate following the postponement of his sentencing for a corruption conviction in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.

The mayor of Keetmanshoop, Francis Swartbooi, has accused a state witness of discussing details relating to her drinking and driving case while still under oath. 

She made the assertions during the continuation of her trial in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court. 

A 24-year-old woman was denied bail in the Outapi Magistrate's Court today after facing two counts of attempted murder.

The former Public Service Commission Chairperson, Salmaan Jacobs, will learn his fate when he returns to the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on 22 May.

State prosecutor Clive Lutibezi has told the Windhoek High Court that judges routinely make remarks on how cases are conducted and that such comments do not automatically justify a judge stepping aside.

The ongoing Fishrot corruption trial has seen increasing divisions among accused persons, with state lawyers arguing that delays are not solely due to the accused but also their own legal maneuvers.

Former Keetmanshoop magistrate Unchen Konjore has refused to provide her telephone records, bank statements, and travel and accommodation records to the legal team of Lucia Hamana, who is suing her for N$500,000.

The Windhoek Magistrate's Court has granted businessman Panduleni Hamukwaya, an accused in the  National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia corruption case, bail of N$200,000.

A mediation hearing in the case of Usakos tour guide Marvin ||Areseb, who is suing the Namibian Police Force and three officers for alleged assault, will not proceed as scheduled.

The matter had been set down for mediation for today.