Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala has asked the trial judge in the Fishrot corruption case to step aside in a recusal application that was heard today.

Two suspects in the ongoing corruption case linked to the ||Kharas Regional Council have been granted bail of N$50,000 each by Windhoek Magistrate Lloyd Munyungano.

The pair, including alleged mastermind Titus Ipumbu, made a brief court appearance.

High Court judges Eileen Rakow and Philanda Christiaan will deliver judgement on 27 March in the bail appeal brought by six accused in the alleged NAMCOR corruption matter.

The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations says it does not wish to be drawn into commenting on the remuneration of individual public prosecutors amid allegations raised in the Windhoek High Court over pay disparities in the Fishrot corruption trial.

Magistrate Jurina |Hochobes recused herself from the NAMCOR corruption case on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Lilungwe Basson on Wednesday informed Magistrate Jurina |Hochobes that the State intends to file an application against her, asking her to step aside from the ongoing NAMCOR corruption matter.

The bail hearing of the former NAMCOR corruption accused is scheduled to continue in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Monday.

The NAMCOR corruption case was postponed to the 1st of August for the continuation of bail proceedings.

Jennifer Hamukwaya, a former finance executive at NAMCOR, testified at the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday. 

Hamukwaya is among the eight accused people seeking to be released on bail.

As the judicial shake-up in the Fishrot corruption trial continues to spark debate, legal experts are cautioning against the misuse of foundational legal doctrines in attempts to stall justice.

Magistrate Linus Samunzala has granted Lydia Elindi bail for N$50,000 after the state withdrew its objection to her release.

The state had initially proposed bail of N$30,000.

Lydia Elindi, along with her husband Malakia Ekindi, is among the accused in the ongoing NAMCOR corruption case.