Also known as: deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo · Judge Prinsloo · Deputy Judge-President Justice Hannelie Prinsloo · Justice Hannelie Prinsloo · acting judge of appeal Hannelie Prinsloo
Deputy judge president who presides over High Court matters including terrorism and drug law cases.
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The Namibian
Deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo postponed the case to 20 August for another pretrial appearance
“Prinsloo told Neemwatya and deputy prosecutor general Lourens Campher that she wants to see progress made in the matter, which has been pending in the High Court since last May, before she postponed the case to 20 August for another pretrial appearance by Hangula.”
Translations of Arabic evidence wanted in terrorism caseInformanté
Judge Hannelie Prinsloo deferred judgment on in-camera application in terrorism case
“HIGH Court judge Hannelie Prinsloo has deferred providing a judgment on an in-camera application by the State, which sought to have a closed-door court hearing on the trial of Jona Hangula, a 32-year-old Namibian accused of working with terrorist organisations ISIS and Boko Haram, with the aim of allegedly overthrowing the Namibian government to create a new nation-state.”
High Court judge defers secret trial application in terrorism caseThe Namibian
Deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo is presiding over the council's claim hearing
“The hearing of the council's claim started before deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo on Tuesday.”
Hearing of city’s N$24.5m water pollution claim startsThe Namibian
High Court deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo set aside Bank of Namibia's forfeiture decision
“The Bank of Namibia appealed to the Supreme Court after High Court deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo reviewed and set aside a decision of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) to forfeit retired general François Olenga's funds in an account with Nedbank Namibia.”
Central bank wins N$40m appeal against DRC generalNew Era
High Court Judge Hannelie Prinsloo postponed the matter to 22 April 2026 for State response and further to 28 April 2026
“On Wednesday, Prinsloo postponed the matter to 22 April 2026 for the State to respond to the application to consolidate charges and the matter was further set down for 28 April 2026 for the conclusion of the pre-trial conference and the setting of trial dates.”
Amushelelo, Cloete seek 360 charges joinderNew Era
Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo granted the application and directed the finance minister not to interfere with PDMS deductions
“Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo granted the application and directed the finance minister not to interfere in the loading of new deductions on the government's payroll system and not to issue instructions that no new deductions may be loaded onto the system.”
Entrepo takes payroll fight to Apex CourtThe Namibian
Deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo stated in judgement she found nothing compelling to justify declaring section unconstitutional
“"I find nothing compelling in the case of the applicant to justify a finding that section 10 of the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act of 1971 must be declared unconstitutional," deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo stated in a judgement delivered on Friday.”
High Court rejects bid to declare cannabis possession law unconstitutionalInformanté
Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo postponed the matter to 18 February 2026
“Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo postponed the matter to 18 February 2026 to allow the defence attorneys to file a response to the State's pre-trial memorandum.”
Transgender murder trial moves to High CourtGerson Sindano was sworn in as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, alongside newly appointed commission members Julieta Ferreira and Emmerentia Leonard, at the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday.
17 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Gerson Sindano was sworn in as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, alongside newly appointed commission members Julieta Ferreira and Emmerentia Leonard, at the High Court in Windhoek on Wednesday.
17 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The Supreme Court has ordered Air Namibia's liquidators to recalculate amounts owed to 81 former employees for accumulated leave, annual bonuses, severance pay, and notice period pay, and to pay the difference between recalculated amounts and payments already made in December 2022. The court upheld the liquidators' appeal regarding the interpretation of "remuneration" under employment agreements.
7 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The Supreme Court ruled that former Air Namibia employees' remuneration for severance purposes includes only basic salaries and housing and transport allowances, reversing a High Court decision that had also included pension contributions, medical aid and social security. The liquidators must recalculate amounts owed for leave, bonuses, severance and notice period pay based on this narrower definition.
4 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Lady justice Marlene Tommasi has been sworn in as an acting judge of the High Court's northern local division at Oshakati, effective 1 September through 31 December.
3 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Lady Justice Marlene Antoinette Tommasi was formally sworn in as an acting judge of the High Court on 1 September 2026, effective until 31 December 2026. She will serve at the High Court's Northern Local Division in Oshakati.
2 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Windhoek High Court has found social activist Michael Amushelelo in contempt of court after he was sued by former Namibian Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo for violating a court order prohibiting defamatory remarks about Shikongo on social media. Amushelelo faces a one-month suspended imprisonment sentence.
28 August 2026 · Informanté →
A company has quoted N$462,000 to translate evidence from Arabic into English for a terrorism and high treason case involving accused Jona Hangula in the High Court, with the Namibian Police responsible for the cost and a procurement process required before the work can begin.
23 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Shoprite Namibia is pursuing more than N$16 million from Amarula Investment CC and related parties over unpaid financial obligations tied to an OK Foods franchise in Ongwediva. The High Court postponed the case to 10 September 2026 pending an interlocutory ruling.
21 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Namibian Police Force's Procurement Unit has been ordered to pay N$500,000 for translation of Arabic documents in the High Court terrorism case involving Jona Hangula, after a lack of available court-admitted Arabic translators prompted the procurement of private translation services.
20 August 2026 · Informanté →
Job Amupanda, leader of the Affirmative Repositioning movement, has withdrawn his court application seeking disclosure of documents related to the nomination of the Electoral Commission of Namibia's Chairperson and Commissioners by the President. Amupanda had argued that Parliament could not meaningfully assess the nominees without access to records of the selection process, including interview minutes and candidate scoresheets.
18 August 2026 · Informanté →
Gobabis municipality is facing a claim of nearly N$1.8 million from Bethlehem Builders over an eight-year-old sewerage project. The High Court hearing was postponed to 12 August 2026 after the municipality's legal representative failed to appear.
10 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
A Windhoek man accused of murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her 18 times with a knife cannot have trial dates set until his legal representation is confirmed; his current defence lawyer is returning his instructions to the Directorate of Legal Aid after leaving his law firm.
2 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Two young men accused of brutally murdering a transgender person in Windhoek intend to plead guilty to murder and related charges, though they will deny counts of rape. The victim, Christof Frederik, was stabbed 61 times in May 2024.
23 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Jona Hangula's defence lawyer has requested the state provide English translations of Arabic evidence in a pending High Court terrorism case. Hangula, 33, faces 19 charges including high treason, terrorism, and funding terrorist activities, and is the first person charged under Namibia's Prevention and Combating of Terrorist and Proliferation Activities Act of 2014.
23 July 2026 · The Namibian →
High Court judge Hannelie Prinsloo has deferred a judgment on the State's application for a closed-door hearing in the trial of Jona Hangula, a 32-year-old accused of working with ISIS and Boko Haram to allegedly overthrow the Namibian government. The in-camera application will be decided by the trial judge once assigned to the case; the matter was postponed to 20 August 2026 pending translation of Arabic-language evidence documents.
22 July 2026 · Informanté →
The Municipal Council of Windhoek is suing Namibia Dairies for N$24.5 million over a February 2019 heavy fuel oil spill at the company's factory that contaminated the city's Gammams Water Care Works and caused damage to water treatment processes. The hearing before the Windhoek High Court began on Tuesday, with Namibia Dairies opposing the council's claim.
16 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The Bank of Namibia won a Supreme Court appeal upholding its decision to forfeit more than N$40 million in a Nedbank Namibia account belonging to retired Democratic Republic of Congo general François Olenga to the state, reversing a High Court decision from June last year that had set aside the forfeiture.
9 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by three Fishrot accused—former attorney general Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi, and Pius Mwatelulo—challenging the prosecutor general's use of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act to seize their assets. The court upheld the High Court's restraint order covering bank funds, properties, vehicles, and luxury goods, finding that the prosecutor general may rely on Anti-Corruption Commission evidence rather than police investigations alone.
7 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Three accused in the Fishrot fraud case—former attorney general Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi, and Pius Mwatelulo—lost their Supreme Court appeal against an assets restraint order imposed under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act. The court upheld the High Court's 2023 confirmation of the restraint, which freezes assets including bank funds, property, vehicles, and luxury goods belonging to six of the accused, and ordered the three appellants to pay the prosecutor general's legal costs.
3 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Social activist Michael Amushelelo and business partner Gregory Cloete have asked the High Court to consolidate 360 fraud and money laundering charges against them, claiming several counts are duplications. The two face allegations of defrauding investors through an investment scheme known as Project One Million between 2018 and 2019.
19 March 2026 · New Era →
Theodor Shipanga told the court that his trial is ongoing without proper charges or full disclosure, stating he has not received the docket, charge sheet, post-mortem report, witness statements, or the full police investigation file. The State disputed his claim of non-disclosure, and the case was postponed to 18 March 2026 pending assignment of a trial judge.
19 February 2026 · New Era →
Microlender Entrepo Finance is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court after the High Court dismissed its application for contempt of court against Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah over her alleged non-compliance with a court order requiring the continued operation of the Payroll Deductions Management System.
4 February 2026 · New Era →
The Windhoek High Court rejected an attempt to declare section 10 of the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act unconstitutional, dismissing arguments that the provision infringed on the right to be presumed innocent. Deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo found the law justified and noted the applicant's own admissions of intent to deal in cannabis had established his guilt.
3 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Two men accused of murdering trans woman Christoph Frederick, whose mutilated body was found in a Windhoek riverbed in May 2024, appeared in the High Court today. The case has been postponed to February 2026, with LGBTQ+ activists calling for stronger legal protections for transgender people.
22 January 2026 · Informanté →