Staff Reporter HIGH Court Judge, Justice Boas Usiku, has reserved his ruling to the 19th of April 2024, which will decide on the legality of the removal of two United People’s Movement members from parliament by the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) after a coalition agreement between the two parties turned sour. UPM President Jan Johannes...
Niël Terblanché Judge Esie Schimming-Chase in the High Court of Namibia has postponed the decision regarding the dispute between FlyNamibia Aviation, the Transportation Commission of Namibia, and the Minister of Works and Transport. The judge postponed the matter for the delivery of her findings later today. FlyNamibia sought urgent judicial intervention to address the Transportation...
Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not assent to an anti-gay bill until the supreme court rules on its constitutionality. Earlier, the finance ministry warned that billions of dollars in World Bank funding could be lost if the bill became law. Passed by members of parliament last week, the bill imposes a jail term...
The judge appointed to preside over the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering trial will give his ruling on an application for him to step down from the case on 12 March. Acting judge Moses Chinhengo postponed the delivery of his ruling after hearing oral arguments in the High Court at Windhoek Correctional Facility...
Donald Trump’s latest legal loss hits him where it hurts most because it takes aim at his very identity. For decades, he has marketed himself as a genius business mogul who made it big in one of the world’s most cut-throat cities. That image – forever tied to New York deal-making and reinforced by relentless...
The International Court of Justice’s ruling in South Africa’s case against Israel about its war in the Gaza Strip on Friday was not a complete victory for South Africa, or the Palestinians. The ICJ did not order Israel to halt its military campaign – an implied recognition of Israel’s right to self-defence in the wake...
WINDHOEK: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says although Namibia welcomes the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent ruling, it could have done more to bring an end to Israel’s ‘deliberate actions’. The ruling comes in a matter in which South Africa accused Israel of violating international laws on...
Niël Terblanché Friday 26 January 2024 will henceforth be remembered as a pivotal moment in international law as the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its interim ruling on emergency measures against Israel, following South Africa’s accusations of state-led genocide in the Gaza conflict. At around 14:00 today, a panel of 17 judges of...
