The Judicial Service Commission says all magistrates who applied for appointment as judges to the civil stream of the High Court did not meet the requirements during a recruitment process conducted last year.
Chief Justice Peter Shivute has announced the appointment of three judges to the High Court.
Justice Shivute announced the appointment of Justice David Mangota of Zimbabwe as Acting Judge of the High Court for a period of three years, effective 1 March.
High Court Judge Naomi Shivute has sentenced Walvis Bay murder convict Reddick |Narib (33) to 28 years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to murdering his five-year-old stepson.
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.
Lawyers for six accused in the alleged NamCor corruption matter have challenged the bail ruling of Windhoek magistrate Linus Samunzala, arguing in the High Court that the magistrate failed to properly assess the evidence throughout the bail proceedings.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has denied that it was hit with a N$14 million default judgement, saying a review of court files and internal records found no such ruling against the government.
Case registration in the country's courts has remained high over the past year, with the workload in the High Court’s civil stream rising from about 384 cases per judge in 2024 to more than 600 cases per judge last year.
High Court judge Marelize du Plessis has turned down requests by several accused in the Fishrot corruption case to delay the trial.
The appeal against the refusal of bail for the NAMCOR corruption accused persons will be heard in the Windhoek High Court from 14 to 16 January.
The appeal is against a magistrate’s refusal to grant bail.
Justice Philanda Christiaan and Justice Eileen Rakow will hear the matter.
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.
