Martha Imalwa has been reappointed as the Prosecutor-General. She was appointed for five years with effect from 1 January next year. Imalwa was first appointed as PG for a 10-year+term with effect from the start of 2004. Other candidates who contested for the position and shortlisted were former deputy prosecutor general Taswald July, who is currently the group legal adviser at First National Bank of Namibia. The Chairperson of the Namibia Law Association, and former magistrate and public prosecutor Ruth Herunga. In the same vein, several judges have also been appointed to both the Supreme and High Courts.