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Monday, 11 May 2026
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Shafimana Ueitele

Also known as: Judge Ueitele · Judge Shafimana Ueitele · Ueitele

2024-05-292026-05-11

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  1. May 2026
  2. The couple, Amanda Jantjies (58) and Barnard Jantjies (60), were informed during a court appearance before deputy judge president Shafimana Ueitele and judge Philanda Christiaan on Thursday that their trial is scheduled to start on 1 June.

    The Namibian

    Trial date set for couple in N$9.9m fraud case
  3. April 2026
  4. This follows a letter dated 22 April, addressed to the chief regional officer to deputy chief justice Helvi Hilifilwa. “I have been directed to inform that deputy chief justice Petrus Damaseb has designated deputy judge president of the High Court Shafimana Ueitele to administer

    The Namibian

    Mushelenga to join National Assembly on Friday
  5. Red Soil legal counsel Karla Saller yesterday argued before acting judges of appeal Dave Smuts, Theo Frank and Shafimana Ueitele that the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act of 1991 provides a minimum threshold that a licence application must meet to be considered, and that

    The Namibian

    Oil licence dispute resurfaces in Supreme Court
  6. March 2026
  7. January 2026
  8. That application before Judge Shafimana Ueitele seeks to restrain and order the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the prosecutor general from continuing to prosecute them based on evidence they allege was obtained illegally by the commission.

    New Era

    Fishrot trial starts in March
  9. June 2025
  10. January 2025
  11. Lawyers Herman Steyn, representing the government and minister of agriculture, water and rural development, and Raymond Heathcote, representing the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia, informed judge Shafimana Ueitele on Friday that they will apply for the dismissal

    The Namibian

    Government to ask for dismissal of Amupanda's redline case
  12. The redline in its current form protects a minority of Namibia’s population at the expense of the majority, and it is his case that such a fence is discriminatory and unconstitutional, Amupanda told judge Shafimana Ueitele.

    The Namibian

    Rights cannot be postponed, Amupanda says in redline case

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Trial set for couple in N$9.9 million fraud case

    Amanda and Barnard Jantjies are scheduled to stand trial beginning 1 June in the Windhoek High Court on charges including fraud, theft and money laundering totalling N$9.9 million, allegedly committed while Amanda worked as a bookkeeper for bus transport service Ekonolux.

    5 May 2026 · The Namibian

Thursday 23 April

  1. Former ICT minister Mushelenga sworn into National Assembly

    Former information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga will be sworn into the National Assembly on Friday to fill the parliamentary vacancy left by James Uerikua's death, according to NA spokesperson Sakeus Kadhikwa.

    23 April 2026 · The Namibian

Thursday 16 April

  1. Red Soil Energy appeals rejected petroleum licence decision in Supreme Court

    Red Soil Energy has appealed to the Supreme Court over the mines ministry's 2021 rejection of its petroleum exploration licence application for four offshore oil blocks. The company claims it was treated unfairly and differently from competing applicants, while the minister argues the application was incomplete and lacked required financial documentation.

    16 April 2026 · The Namibian

Friday 27 March

  1. Man accused of killing domestic partner faces May trial

    Iuze Mukube Piet Ritief Gamaseb (48) is set to stand trial from May 2026 for the alleged murder of his common-law wife Davie Bokkie Hannes in Outjo on 12 March 2022. He faces charges of murder and defeating the course of justice; the state alleges he struck her with an iron bar following an argument and then transported her body to her mother's house.

    27 March 2026 · New Era

  2. Man's trial for rape and child trafficking set for April

    Johan Paru Morkel's trial is scheduled for April–June 2026 on charges including seven counts of rape and three counts of trafficking in children. Morkel is accused of luring young girls to his house under the pretext of applying gold to their teeth and then sexually assaulting them.

    27 March 2026 · New Era

Thursday 19 March

  1. Bank Windhoek sues Elindi for N$2.3 million debt

    Bank Windhoek is suing businessman Malakia Elindi, who is charged in the Namcor fraud case, for about N$2.3 million owed on a mortgage loan and overdraft facility, and seeking to have ten properties with a combined market value of N$9.4 million sold to recover the debt. Elindi, who is currently in custody awaiting a High Court judgement on a bail appeal, has claimed assets worth N$113 million but faces mortgage bonds totalling N$10.5 million against the properties.

    19 March 2026 · The Namibian

Thursday 22 January

  1. Fishrot corruption trial set to begin March 9, 2026

    After nearly six years, the fishing quota corruption trial in which Namibian fisheries resources were allegedly stolen through deals with Icelandic company Samherji will begin on March 9, 2026. Acting Judge Marilize du Plessis rejected multiple postponement applications from former minister Sacky Shanghala and co-accused, ruling that lengthy delays in the civil review process and years of court proceedings weighed against further delay.

    22 January 2026 · New Era

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