Court proceedings in the Rehoboth drug case continued on Friday.

One of the co-accused of Naomi Fisch, Menschel Beukes, testified in favour of Fisch and said he wants justice for her.

Namibia insists that international law cannot claim universality or fairness unless it confronts colonial crimes and their enduring impact.

Justice Minister Wise Immanuel has decided not to go forward with an urgent application in which he sought a court interdict to stop the ongoing partial work stoppage by magistrates. 

The Magistrates Commission informed Justice Minister Wise Immanuel on Friday that it had approved a new benefits scale for magistrates and requested that the minister gazette the scale in terms of the law.

Former Minister Sacky Shanghala has asked the High Court to halt his prosecution in the Fishrot case, pending a review of the investigation and legal processes that led to the charges.

The review application seeks to temporarily stop proceedings while the court examines the claims.

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.

The Minister of Justice, Wise Immanuel, says the government has no plans to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate cases of missing Namibians during the liberation struggle and post-independence.

The family of the late Florence Nghifikwa, supported by community members, handed over a petition to State prosecutors at the Katutura Magistrate's Court opposing bail for Elias Shityeni, the man charged in connection with her murder.

Residents of Keetmanshoop have urged the government to step up action against the growing crisis of gender-based violence (GBV). 

The streets and riverbeds of Windhoek's Katutura have become silent witnesses to unexplained deaths that continue to haunt the community.