Supreme Court – Windhoek Observer

27 Aug

Ombudsman public interviews done and dusted

ObserverObserver MoneyOmbudsman, Supreme Court, Windhoek

Tujoromajo Kasuto The first ever public interviews in the history of the Office of the Judiciary were held today at the Supreme Court in Windhoek. The interviews were conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The shortlisted candidates vying for the position of Ombudsman are Secretary to the National Council, Tousy Namiseb; lawyer Ruth Herunga and Chief Legal Officer at the Law Reform and Development Commission, Basilius Dyakugha. Three candidates were shortlisted on 4 June from the four candidates who responded to the advertisement. The interviews are an initiative of the Judiciary to boost public trust in the Ombudsman to…

Same-sex couple loses court bid

ObserverObserver MoneyHigh Court Judge, Philip Lühl, Supreme Court, Thomas Masuku

Rose-Mary Haufiku High Court Judge, Thomas Masuku, on Monday dismissed an urgent application by same-sex couple, Philip Lühl, and Guillermo Delgado, to have their recently born twin daughters, currently in South Africa, granted emergency travel documents. In their application, Lühl, Namibian, and Delgado, Mexican, were seeking an order compelling Minister of Home Affairs, Frans Kapofi, to grant the children travel documents to travel to Namibia. The Judge argued that the court would be overreaching if it were to grant the order. In the ruling, the High Court held that the applicant ought to have filed an application for the issuance…

Law Society appeals Sisa judgement …as divisions rock LSN

ObserverObserver MoneyJudge Herman Oosthuizen, Law Society of Namibia (LSN), Sisa Namandje, Supreme Court

Andrew Kathindi Lawyer Sisa Namandje’s victory at the High Court last month could be short lived after the Law Society of Namibia (LSN) lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court. This comes after Judge Herman Oosthuizen, last month dismissed with costs the LSN’s application to probe the financial records of Namandje over his alleged involvement in the Fishrot saga. Uno Katjipuka, who represented the LSN in the court case confirmed the development to Windhoek Observer. “We filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court on 15 September,” she said. The appeal comes amid calls for conflicted LSN councilors to…