Namibia: Govt Promises to Expand Courts, Hire Magistrates

Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab said the government is accelerating efforts to increase the number of courts in the country. She said the Office of the Judiciary has requested additional resources to improve magistrates’ conditions of service, and appoint more magistrates to enhance efficiency and access to justice. Dausab’s remarks are in response to concerns raised in Parliament recently by National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) Member of Parliament Joseph Kauandenge regarding a shortage…