Chief Justice Peter Shivute – Windhoek Observer

09 Feb

Justice Delayed…

ObserverNational NewsChief Justice Peter Shivute, Justice Delayed…

Martin Endjala Chief Justice Peter Shivute says the low performance of lower courts in the country last year was because of a lack of economic resources, adding that in order to see more magistrates, more courtrooms and more support staff, sufficient funds are needed to run periodical courts and to pay witness fees in order to reduce backlog of cases on the court rolls. “We have, however, not given up. We cannot give up. We shall strive hard to bring about a discernible improvement in the operations of the Lower Courts,” Shivute said during his address at the opening of…

Supreme Court blasts Home Affairs for inhumane behavior against gay man

ObserverUncategorisedChief Justice Peter Shivute, Guilermo Delgado, Judge President Petrus Damaseb, Philip Lühl, Supreme Court blasts Home Affairs for inhumane behavior against gay man

Eba Kandovazu THE Supreme Court today ruled that the Home Affairs Ministry's behaviour was appalling after it declined to issue a Certificate of Identity to Mexican national Guilermo Delgado without informing him of reasons, leaving him no choice but to unexpectedly leave the country to South Africa via Botswana. Delgado, who is married to Philip Luhl, a Namibian male, says he was only informed about the ministry's decision at the Ngoma border in January 2020, when he was intending to travel to the Victoria Falls in the company of his visiting sister and companions. Although he had applied months prior,…

Chief Justice, ministers, judges, lawyers in Corona scare

ObserverObserver MoneyChief Justice Peter Shivute, Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb, Namibia Lawyers Association (NLA), Sisa Namandje

Andrew Kathindi Chief Justice Peter Shivute, ministers, members of the judiciary and legal fraternity are currently in self-isolation after attending the book launch of Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb, where one of the event organizers tested positive for COVID-19. The event was held last week Wednesday and attended by 100 guests, including six judges, four ministers and lawyers including Sisa Namandje. Chairperson of Namibia Lawyers Association (NLA), which organized the book launch, Taswald July, confirmed that one of the Governance Counsel (GC) members tested positive and is in quarantine. “The relevant protocols have been followed. The venue has been informed…