“It remains a notorious fact that no length of custodial sentence will bring back the deceased, neither can it restore the health status of his wife to what it was before the attack.” This was said by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku when she sentenced the four men convicted of the murder and robbery...
Former Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala has filed an urgent application in the Windhoek High Court to have their trial moved from the Windhoek Correctional Facility to another venue. Shanghala told Windhoek High Court acting judge Moses Chinhengo on Friday morning he feels “dehumanised and scandalised” every time a journalist points a camera at him. Shanghala...
Dana ǂNoaba-ao Xenerals, Martha Imalwas ge Dana ǀGapi ǁNâu!gâ!khaib ǁga ǂganamsensa ge dī, ǁnāti ī mā-ams hîa ra mîs, is ǂnoaba-aon nî mātarehe maris, ai!âkam ǁau!khōs ministeri, Bernhardt Esaub disa ǁîb di ǂhanusise a ǂgaeǂgāsa xūn di ǁkhāsiba xu mātarehe ti ra mîs nî ǂgae-oahesa. ǁNāti ī mā-ams ge ǀgūǁ-ae ǀAeǁgams ǀGapi ǁNâu!gâ!khaib ǀGora!gâ-aos, Beatrix...
The protracted saga of suspended CEO Hilya Nghiwete and the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund has finally been put to bed. This is after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the fund. In a ruling by a full bench of the Supreme Court on Friday, Judge Elton Hoff, who wrote the concurring judgement, found...
“When you have failed, although the default is to feel like a failure, encourage yourself to rise above your circumstance and keep your goal in view.” This was said by Vendjihonga Katjaimo, a candidate legal practitioner at Uanivi Gaes Inc. Born and raised in Windhoek, she started her education journey at Okaukuejo primary school situated...
Disgraced ex-Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala lodged another application in the Windhoek High Court to have Judge Moses Chinhengo removed from the Fishrot trial. He is seeking leave to cite both Chinhengo and Judge President Petrus Damaseb in an application he plans to bring, to set aside the decision of the President to appoint Chinhengo as...
Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku yesterday reversed the decision of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to deregister the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters as a political party. Reacting to the judgement, the NEFF’s deputy leader Kalimbo Ipumbu described itas a landmark ruling, which confirms Namibia’s juristic independence. He thanked Judge Masuku for delivering a fearless...
Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against an order that the legal fees of former fisheries minister Bernard Esau can be paid from his restrained assets. The ruling was recently made by Windhoek High Court Judge Beatrix de Jager. Lawyer Florian Beukes, who has been representing Esau since his...
A Khorixas resident accused of killing his common-law wife and mother of his two children with a pickaxe claims he hit her in self-defence when he pleaded not guilty before Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen. He submitted a plea explanation to the court in which he admitted to beating the deceased with the back...
Ex-Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala lodged an application in the High Court to have his, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo’s trial separated from the rest of the Fishrot accused. He made the announcement yesterday morning when they made a scheduled court appearance in the High Court at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. Windhoek High Court acting judge...