Also known as: Judge Orben Sibeya · Judge Sibeya · High Court judge Orben Sibeya
Windhoek High Court judge who presides over civil and administrative cases, including the dismissal of RedForce Debt Management's N$9.2 million claim against Rundu Town Council.
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May 2026
The Namibian
Judge Orben Sibeyagrantedorder authorising sale of Hodago Fishing vessel Venus 1
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“An order authorising the deputy sheriff to sell Hodago's fishing vessel Venus 1 through a public auction was granted by judge Orben Sibeya in the Windhoek High Court on Tuesday.”
Windhoek High Court judge Orben Sibeyaconfirmedinterim assets restraint order in May 2023
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“Windhoek High Court judge Orben Sibeya in May 2023 confirmed an interim assets restraint order that was granted in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act in November 2020.”
Judge Orben Sibeyaruled thatthe municipality did not unlawfully terminate the debt collection agreement.
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“Judge Sibeya dismissed the N$9.2 million claim by RedForce, stating that the municipality did not unlawfully terminate a debt collection agreement between the parties.”
Judge Orben SibeyadismissedRedForce Debt Management's claim against Rundu Town Council
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“Judge Orben Sibeya dismissed RedForce Debt Management's claim against the Rundu Town Council in a judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court on Thursday.”
High Court judge Orben SibeyadismissedN$9.2 million claim by RedForce against Rundu Town Council
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“HIGH Court judge Orben Sibeya has dismissed a N$9.2 million claim by RedForce Debt Collection CC against the Rundu Town Council, finding that the municipality did not unlawfully terminate a debt collection agreement between the parties.”
High Court judge Orben Sibeyaruledthat prison authorities acted unfairly in not giving accused a chance to be heard
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“In a judgement delivered last week, High Court judge Orben Sibeya ruled that prison authorities acted unfairly because they did not give the accused a chance to be heard or provide reasons before deciding to move them.”
Judge Orben Sibeyaset asidedecision to move Fishrot accused from C section to Echo Unit
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“In the judgment, delivered by judge Orben Sibeya, a decision to move four of the Fishrot accused from the section of the Windhoek Correctional Facility where they were initially held was reviewed and set aside.”
Judge Orben Sibeyafoundprison authorities failed to give four men chance to be heard and provide reasons for move
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“Sibeya found that the prison authorities failed to give the four men a chance to be heard before the decision to move them was made, and also failed to provide them with reasons for the decision.”
Judge Orben SibeyastatedDiergaardt was a well-respected judicial officer and revered member of judiciary
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“The chairperson of the Magistrates Commission, judge Orben Sibeya, said yesterday that Diergaardt "was a well-respected judicial officer and a revered member of the judiciary".”
A Windhoek High Court judge has authorised the deputy sheriff to sell Hodago Fishing's vessel Venus 1 through public auction after the financially troubled company failed to repay Standard Bank Namibia N$36 million in loan and facility agreements. Gendev Fishing Resources, in which the Swapo-owned company Guinas Investments holds 96.5%, has 45% shareholding in Hodago Fishing.
Why it matters
High Court authorises auction of Hodago Fishing vessel after N$36 million loan default, signalling financial distress in a strategically important sector.
A Windhoek High Court judge has authorised the deputy sheriff to sell Hodago Fishing's vessel Venus 1 through public auction after the financially troubled company failed to repay Standard Bank Namibia N$36 million in loan and facility agreements. Gendev Fishing Resources, in which the Swapo-owned company Guinas Investments holds 96.5%, has 45% shareholding in Hodago Fishing.
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.
Judge Orben Sibeya ruled that Rundu Town Council was not obliged to support RedForce Debt Collection CC under their written agreement, and dismissed the collector's N$9.2 million damages claim after finding RedForce failed to meet monthly collection targets of N$5 million, constituting material breach.
Judge Orben Sibeya dismissed RedForce Debt Management's claim against the Rundu Town Council for N$9.2 million, finding that RedForce failed to prove the council repudiated their agreement and that the agency itself breached the contract by consistently failing to meet its monthly debt collection target of N$5 million. The judge ordered RedForce to pay the council's legal costs.
A High Court judge dismissed a N$9.2 million claim by debt collector RedForce against Rundu Town Council, finding the municipality lawfully terminated the company's contract after RedForce failed to meet a N$5 million monthly collection target since March 2021. The judge ruled RedForce did not prove the council had repudiated the agreement or failed to provide necessary support, and rejected claims that faulty water meters prevented the company from meeting its obligations.
The Namibian Correctional Service is attempting to relocate the four Fishrot-accused inmates from single cells to communal cells at Windhoek Correctional Facility, citing security and operational concerns. The move comes after a High Court judge recently ruled that a similar relocation was unlawful because the accused were not given a fair hearing, and the accused have warned they will return to court if the new notice proceeds.
Legal experts say engaging senior private practitioners to prosecute the Fishrot fraud case would cost the government at least N$6 million annually, far more than the state advocates currently handling it—though prosecutors benefit from job security and pension entitlements unavailable in private practice.
A Windhoek High Court judge has overturned a decision to move four Fishrot defendants from their designated section of Windhoek Correctional Facility, ruling that prison authorities failed to give them a hearing or explain the reasons for the move. The judge affirmed that the accused, who are presumed innocent, have the right to be heard before adverse decisions affecting them are made.
A Windhoek High Court judge has set aside a decision by prison authorities to move four Fishrot fraud trial accused—James Hatuikulipi, Mike Nghipunya, Otneel Shuudifonya and Pius Mwatelulo—from C Section to Echo Unit, finding that the authorities failed to hear them or provide reasons for the relocation. The judge emphasised that trial-awaiting inmates are human beings whose rights must be respected under the rule of law.