Also known as: judge Komboni · Justice Gabriel Komboni · Justice Komboni · Komboni J
Windhoek High Court judge who has presided over cases involving speed humps removal, airport fuelling services, and political protest evictions.
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The Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni found article about rape charges was not defamatory to Maree
“In a judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court on Friday, judge Gabriel Komboni found that an article about the charges faced by photographer and former police reservist Johann Maree (55) that was published in Namibian Sun in March 2024 was not defamatory to Maree.”
Rape accused loses libel case against newspaperThe Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni dismissed Maree's defamation claim and ordered him to pay legal costs
“He dismissed Maree's claim and ordered him to pay the defendants' legal costs.”
Rape accused loses libel case against newspaperWindhoek Observer
Judge Gabriel Komboni ordered NAC to restore Puma's possession of premises and refuelling facilities
“Komboni had ordered NAC to restore Puma's possession of specified premises and refuelling facilities at the two airports after Puma was locked out of operational areas in March.”
NAC ordered to let Puma resume airport fuellingInformanté
Judge Komboni granted mandament van spoliation directing NAC to restore PUMA's possession on 2 April 2026
“On 2 April 2026, Komboni J granted a mandament van spoliation directing NAC to restore PUMA's possession of specified premises and refuelling facilities at Eros and Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airports.”
High Court orders Namibia Airports Company to allow PUMA Energy to resume fuelling businessThe Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni dismissed urgent application by Amushelelo against Nekundi and Roads Authority
“Komboni dismissed an urgent application about the speed humps that Amushelelo filed against Nekundi and the Roads Authority (RA) about four weeks ago.”
Highway speed humps‘not against the law’Informanté
High Court Judge Gabriel Komboni granted preservation order on Friday, 3 July 2026
“The preservation order, granted on Friday, 3 July 2026, by High Court Judge Gabriel Komboni, comes at a time when the country has seen a number of prominent cases related to insurance fraud.”
Prosecutor General freezes over N$200k in insurance fraud case involving northern businessmanInformanté
Judge Gabriel Komboni said Amushelelo failed to demonstrate how speed hump installation violated law
“HIGH Court Judge Gabriel Komboni has said that social activist Michael Amushelelo failed to demonstrate how the installation of speed humps by the Ministry of Works and Transport was in contravention of any common law or legislation.”
Amushelelo failed to demonstrate how Works Ministry violated traffic laws, says judge in speed hump judgmentThe Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni postponed delivery of judgement on Amushelelo's urgent application to Friday
“Judge Gabriel Komboni informed Amushelelo in the Windhoek High Court on Tuesday that his judgement on Amushelelo's urgent application against the minister of works and transport, Veikko Nekundi, and the Roads Authority (RA) is not yet ready, and would be delivered on Friday.”
Judgement in activist’s case about highway speed humps postponedThe Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni postponed the delivery of his ruling to 30 June
“Judge Gabriel Komboni postponed the delivery of his ruling on Amushelelo's urgent application to 30 June after hearing oral arguments from Amushelelo and government lawyer Wilhelm Amukoto on Friday afternoon.”
Court ruling on Western Bypass speed humps set for end of JuneThe Namibian
Judge Gabriel Komboni presided over Swapo's urgent application to evict the protest group
“An urgent application by Swapo to evict the group was struck off the roll of the Windhoek High Court last week, with judge Gabriel Komboni presiding over the matter.”
Swapo parties on despite protest campA Windhoek resident facing multiple rape charges sued Namibian Sun for N$300,000 over a March 2024 article about his alleged sexual abuse of 15 teenage boys, but the High Court ruled the article was not defamatory and contained material that was true or substantially true and in the public interest.
17 August 2026 · The Namibian →
A Windhoek resident facing multiple rape charges sued Namibian Sun for N$300,000 over a March 2024 article about his alleged sexual abuse of 15 teenage boys, but the High Court ruled the article was not defamatory and contained material that was true or substantially true and in the public interest.
17 August 2026 · The Namibian →
The Windhoek High Court has clarified that an earlier order restoring Puma Energy Namibia's possession of airport facilities at Eros and Andimba Toivo ya Toivo airports also required the Namibia Airports Company to allow Puma to resume its aviation fuelling business. Acting judge James Devittie found that restoring physical possession alone was insufficient, and that the April order covered both corporeal possession of the premises and the incorporeal aspect of operating the fuelling business.
14 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Windhoek High Court has ordered the Namibia Airports Company to reinstate PUMA Energy on the premises of Eros and Ondangwa airports so it may resume aviation fuelling services, following NAC's alleged lockout of PUMA employees in March 2026.
13 August 2026 · Informanté →
Judge Gabriel Komboni dismissed activist Michael Amushelelo's urgent application against the minister of works and transport and the Roads Authority over speed humps installed on Windhoek's Western Bypass, finding that Amushelelo failed to demonstrate the officials acted unfairly, unreasonably, or contrary to law.
6 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The Acting Prosecutor General has secured a court order freezing funds in a NamPost account belonging to a northern businessman who was defrauded of N$2.2 million in an insurance fraud scheme targeting his Momentum Metropolitan Namibia life savings.
6 July 2026 · Informanté →
High Court Judge Gabriel Komboni dismissed an application by activist Michael Amushelelo seeking to force the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Roads Authority to remove speed humps on the B1 Western Bypass, finding that Amushelelo failed to demonstrate how the installation violated common law or legislation.
3 July 2026 · Informanté →
A High Court judge postponed judgment in activist Michael Amushelelo's case seeking removal of speed humps on Windhoek's Western Bypass until Friday. Amushelelo is challenging the speed humps as unlawful and a public hazard, and seeking an interdict to prevent further installation on national highways.
30 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Activist Michael Amushelelo sought an urgent court order to have speed humps removed from Windhoek's Western Bypass, arguing they are unlawful and dangerous on high-speed roads; Judge Gabriel Komboni will deliver a ruling on 30 June after hearing arguments on Friday.
12 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Swapo will hold its 66th anniversary celebrations this Sunday while respecting a court order allowing ex-combatants to continue their months-long protest at the party's head office in Windhoek. The group has been camping since October, demanding accountability over funds they claim were allocated for repatriated refugees before independence.
21 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Swapo's application to evict former freedom fighters camping at its headquarters since October was struck off the High Court roll. The move has triggered internal party divisions, with former secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana questioning whether the legal action was authorised by the central committee, while deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga says the politburo made the decision.
20 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Windhoek High Court has struck Swapo's urgent application to evict a group of people camping at the party's national headquarters since October last year off the court roll, with the judge finding it did not meet the requirements for an urgent hearing. The group, led by Matheus Nangolo, are demanding clarification about funds allegedly provided by the United Nations for the repatriation of Namibian exiles in 1989.
19 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Windhoek High Court Judge Gabriel Komboni dismissed Swapo's urgent application to evict war veterans camping at its headquarters, ruling the application lacked urgency. The veterans, who have occupied the site since October 2025, are demanding payment of benefits from the 1989 liberation struggle that they say remains unresolved.
17 April 2026 · New Era →
Rossmund Golf Course was sold for N$41 million at a judicial auction, with businessman Bokkie Thorburn as the winning bidder. The sale followed a default judgment obtained by the Development Bank of Namibia against the golf course operator for N$19.9 million plus interest.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Swapo has filed an urgent application in the Windhoek High Court to evict about 50 people who have been camping at the party's national headquarters since October 2024, demanding clarity on alleged UN funds for repatriated exiled Namibians in 1989. The hearing is scheduled for 27 March after the court gave respondents time to obtain legal representation.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The Windhoek High Court rejected an urgent application by Rossmund Golf Course CC to stop a judicial auction of the course near Swakopmund, with Judge Gabriel Komboni ruling the applicants had not met the requirements for urgent hearing. The 53.6-hectare golf course was set to be auctioned on Wednesday following a default judgment for N$19.9 million owed to the Development Bank of Namibia.
18 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The Judicial Service Commission says it has appointed three judges from southern African countries to Namibia's High Court on fixed-term contracts to address a shortage of civil judges caused by retirements and the reluctance of senior legal practitioners to accept permanent positions. The commission states the measure is temporary while it develops domestic solutions, including a training programme for aspirant judges.
12 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The Office of the Judiciary has appointed five judges to the High Court, including three from other southern African countries on temporary contracts to address capacity constraints in the civil stream. The appointments are part of a temporary measure while longer-term domestic solutions are pursued.
10 March 2026 · Informanté →
The Office of the Judiciary appointed judges from Zimbabwe and Botswana to Namibia's High Court, effective March 2025, as part of efforts to address critical shortages in the judiciary. Esi Schimming-Chase was sworn in as Namibia's first permanent female Supreme Court judge, and Chief Justice Peter Shivute noted that women now constitute the majority of the High Court bench.
4 March 2026 · The Namibian →