Explore selected decisions from the courts of Namibia across a broad range of legal subjects. Search the collection by case name, year, focus area or case number. The collection provides access to case details, key legal issues, decision summaries and available judgments. It is intended to make Namibia case law easier to find and use for research, education and public information.

About This Collection

The Namibia Case Law collection forms part of NIPJD, Nooktoria’s broader collection of court decisions from jurisdictions across Africa. It includes selected Namibian decisions across a broad range of legal subjects.

Each available case record may include:

  • The parties, court, judge and case number;
  • The legal issues considered by the court;
  • A summary of the facts and arguments;
  • The court’s decision and reasoning;
  • The final orders made;
  • The significance of the decision; and
  • A copy of or link to the judgment, when available.

Nooktoria continues to expand this collection as additional Namibian judgments and reliable case information become available.

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Case NameFocus AreaCase No.More Information
065 Lifestyle Media Group CC v JCDecaux Namibia Outdoor Advertising (Pty) Ltd [2023]Contract Law; Commercial Law; AdvertisingHC-NLD-CIV-ACT-CON-2021/00206More
AB-Inbev Namibia v Botha and Another [2022]Labour Law; Arbitration; Dismissal; Procedural FairnessHC-MD-LAB-APP-AAA 9/2022More
Africa Personnel Services (Pty) Ltd v Government of the Republic of Namibia and Others [2009]Constitutional Law; Labour Law; Freedom of TradeSA 51/2008More
Africure Pharmaceutical Namibia (Pty) Ltd v Cospharm Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others [2025]Commercial Law; Company Law; Pharmaceutical LawSA 88/2024More
Bank of Namibia and Another v NEMI Investments 104 CC and Others [2025]Banking Law; Financial Regulation; Administrative LawSA 79/2024More
Bateleur Helicopters CC v Kalangula [2025]Contract Law; Commercial Law; DamagesSA 25/2023More
Caltop Investments (Pty) Ltd v Overberg Fishing Company (Pty) Ltd and Others [2025]Company Law; Commercial Law; Corporate DisputeSCR 3/2023More
Central Procurement Board of Namibia v Pamo Trading Enterprises (Pty) Ltd [2025]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Civil ProcedureSCR 5/2024More
Central Technical Supplies v Paragon Investment JV China Huayun Group [2024]Commercial Law; Contract Law; Civil ProcedureSA 55/2022More
Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board v Frank and Another [2001]Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Immigration; EqualitySA 8/1999More
Christian t/a Hope Financial Services v Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority [2025]Financial Services Law; Financial Regulation; Administrative LawSA 36/2016More
Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia v MTC Ltd and Others [2024]Telecommunications Law; Regulatory Law; Administrative LawSA 82/2022More
Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations and Others v Environmental Commissioner and Others [2023]Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Judicial ReviewSA 44/2021
David v Kandume [2024]Contract Law; Breach of Contract; Repudiation; DamagesHC-NLD-CIV-ACT-CON-2020/00291More
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia v Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing [2005]Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Local GovernmentSA 5/2004
Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Namibia v Vincent and Tiffany Construction CC [2025]Banking Law; Financial Regulation; Commercial LawSA 118/2022More
ETA Investments JV ETN Technical Services v Chairperson of the Review Panel and Others [2025]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Judicial ReviewHC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2025/00045More
Ex Parte: Attorney-General In Re: Constitutional Relationship Between Attorney-General and Prosecutor-General [1995]Constitutional Law; Prosecutorial Powers; Separation of PowersSA 7/1993More
Ex Parte: Attorney-General, Namibia: In Re Corporal Punishment by Organs of State [1991]Constitutional Law; Human Rights; Human DignitySA 14/1990More
Florin v Government of the Republic of Namibia and Others [2025]Administrative Law; Government Liability; Constitutional LawSA 64/2024More
Gariseb and Others v S [2024]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; AppealP 8/2015More
Gecko Salt (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Mines and Energy and Others [2025]Mining Law; Natural Resources Law; Administrative LawSA 92/2022More
Gonschorek and Others v Asmus and Another [2008]Intellectual Property; Passing Off; Trade Names; Goodwill; Unlawful CompetitionSA 11/2007More
Gous v Erreicht Farming CC [2025]Contract Law; Commercial Law; Close CorporationsSA 89/2022More
Government of the Republic of Namibia and Another v Cultura 2000 and Another [1993]Constitutional Law; Human Rights; Property LawSA 2/1992More
Hallie Investment Number Two Hundred and Twenty Two CC t/a SPUR v Tsumeb Mall (Pty) Ltd [2024]Commercial Law; Contract Law; Lease; Property LawSA 15/2022More
Hamukwaya v S [2024]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; AppealHC-NLD-CRI-APP-CAL-2021/00026More
Hercules v Namibia Subtech Diving and Marine (Pty) Ltd [2025]Labour Law; Employment LawSA 9/2023More
Hoppe-Speer v Standard Bank Namibia Limited [2025]Labour Law; Banking Law; Employment LawSA 14/2025More
Jacobs v Adidas (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd [2025]Labour Law; Employment Law; DismissalSA 80/2022More
JDN Civil Engineering CC JV v Central Procurement Board of Namibia and Others [2025]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Tender LawSA 167/2024More
Kamuhanga NO v Master of High Court and Others [2015]Succession; Administration of Estates; Intestate Succession; Administrative LawSA 44/2013More
Kamushinda v SME Bank in Liquidation [2024]Insolvency; Banking Law; Company Law; LiquidationSA 101/2020More
Kamwi v Minister of Lands and Resettlement [2022]Land Law; Communal Land; Eviction; Civil ProcedureHC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 333/2016More
Kauesa v Minister of Home Affairs [1995]Constitutional Law; Freedom of Expression; Administrative LawSA 5/1994More
Master of the High Court and Another v Moller and Others [2024]Succession; Administration of Estates; Wills; InheritanceSA 66/2022More
Mega Power Centre CC t/a Talisman Plant and Tool Hire v Talisman Franchise Operations (Pty) Ltd and Others [2013]Intellectual Property; Passing Off; Trade Names; Goodwill; Unlawful CompetitionA 171/2013More
Mega Power Centre CC t/a Talisman Plant and Tool Hire v Talisman Franchise Operations (Pty) Ltd and Others [2014]Intellectual Property; Passing Off; Trade Names; Goodwill; Unlawful CompetitionSA 46/2013More
Menzies Aviation (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd v Namibia Airports Company Ltd and Others [2023]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Contract Law; Aviation LawSA 32/2022More
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform and Others v Amupanda and Others [2024]Land Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional LawSCR 2/2023More
Minister of Urban and Rural Development v Witbooi [2020]Administrative Law; Local Government; Judicial ReviewSA 12/2018
Muller v President of the Republic of Namibia and Another [1999]Constitutional Law; Equality; Gender Discrimination; Family LawSA 2/1998More
Mundial Telecom SARL v Namibia Tourism Board [2024]Contract Law; Telecommunications Law; Commercial LawSA 8/2022More
Municipal Council of the Municipality of Windhoek v Lady Pohamba Private Hospital and Others [2025]Property Law; Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Land UseSA 104/2022More
Municipal Council of Windhoek v Bahr [2024]Property Law; Municipal Law; Administrative LawSA 49/2022More
Musweu v Chairperson of the Appeal Tribunal and Others [2025]Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Statutory AppealSA 28/2022More
MZ v PZ [2017]Family Law; Divorce; Maintenance; Matrimonial PropertyI 1443/2016More
Naanda v Fredrik and Another [2024]Property Law; Ownership; Civil ProcedureSA 106/2022More
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters v Electoral Commission of Namibia and Others [2020]Electoral Law; Constitutional Law; Political RightsSA 4/2020
Radial Truss Industries (Pty) Ltd v Chairperson of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia [2021]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Judicial ReviewHC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2021/00255More
Namibia Tourism Board v Kauapirura-Angula and Others [2021]Labour Law; Employment Law; Arbitration; SuspensionHC-MD-LAB-MOT-REV-2020/00066
Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds and Others v Namibia Competition Commission and Another [2017]Competition Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory LawSA 24/2016
Namwater v Tjipangandjara [2025]Labour Law; Employment LawSA 178/2023More
Nangolo v Epupa Investment Technology and Others [2024]Labour Law; Arbitration; Labour AppealHC-NLD-LAB-APP-AAA-2021/00011More
Nedbank Namibia Ltd v Anga Enterprises [2025]Banking Law; Commercial Law; Civil ProcedureSCR 7/2024More
Pamo Trading Enterprises CC Circle Hospitality Services (PTY) Ltd v Chairperson of the Tender Board of Namibia and 90 Others [2019]Public Procurement; Administrative Law; Judicial ReviewSA 60/2017More
POSHD Investments CC and Another v Small and Medium Enterprises Bank Limited [2025]Banking Law; Commercial Law; Civil ProcedureSA 91/2022More
President of the Republic of Namibia and Others v Digashu and Others [2023]Constitutional Law; Equality; Family Law; ImmigrationSA 7/2022 & SA 6/2022
Prosecutor-General and Others v Shilengudwa and Another [2025]Criminal Procedure; Prosecutorial Powers; Constitutional LawSA 107/2023More
Prosecutor-General v Atlantic Ocean Management (Pty) Ltd and Another [2024]Criminal Law; Corporate Criminal Liability; Criminal ProcedureSA 53/2017More
Prosecutor-General v Kamunguma [2019]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Prosecutorial PowersSA 46/2017
Rally for Democracy and Progress and Others v Electoral Commission of Namibia and Others [2013]Electoral Law; Constitutional Law; EvidenceSA 12/2011
S v Hifanye [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; EvidenceCC 7/2021More
S v Lionga [2024]Criminal Law; Evidence; Murder; Circumstantial EvidenceCC 14/2022More
S v Marume 2007 (1) NR 12 (HC)Copyright; Copyright Infringement; Criminal Law; Sale of Infringing Copies; Pirated DVDsCR 120/06More
S v Shikunga and Another [1997]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Constitutional Law; Fair TrialSA 6/1996
Santam Namibia Ltd v Bock [2019]Insurance Law; Contract Law; Contract InterpretationSA 3/2018
Schneider v Sofonova [2012]Family Law; Divorce; Custody; Maintenance; JurisdictionI 2118/2011
Serve Inv Eight Four (Pty) Ltd v Agricultural Professional Services (Pty) Ltd and Others [2025]Commercial Law; Contract Law; Company LawSA 87/2022More
Shihepo v Project Hope - Namibia [2024]Contract Law; Lease; Breach of Contract; DamagesHC-NLD-CIV-ACT-CON-2021/00218More
Shiimi v S [2024]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; AppealHC-NLD-CRI-APP-CAL-2023/00011More
Southern Sun Africa and Another v Sun Square Hotel (Pty) Ltd and Another [2018]Intellectual Property; Copyright; Trade Marks; Passing Off; DamagesA 66/2016More
Standard Bank Namibia Ltd and Others v Maletzky and Others [2015]Banking Law; Contract Law; Civil ProcedureSA 15/2013More
Sun Square Hotel (Pty) Ltd v Southern Sun Africa and Another [2019]Intellectual Property; Copyright; Passing Off; Civil ProcedureSA 26/2018More
Temptations Fashion CC and Another v J Henning Properties (Pty) Ltd and Another [2024]Property Law; Commercial Law; LeaseSA 138/2023More
Titus v National Housing Enterprise [2024]Property Law; Housing Law; Contract LawSA 76/2022More
Tjamuaha and Another v Master of High Court and Others [2017]Succession; Administration of Estates; Matrimonial Property; InheritanceSA 63/2015More
Trustco Group International Ltd and Others v Shikongo [2010]Media Law; Defamation; Freedom of Expression; DamagesSA 8/2009More
Walvis Bay Plant and Tool Hire CC v Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair (Pty) Ltd [2025]Commercial Law; Contract Law; Civil ProcedureSCR 6/2024More
Weatherly International PLC v Bruni and Others [2013]Company Law; Insolvency; Commercial LawSA 80/2011More
Worku v Equity Aviation Services (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation) and Others [2013]Insolvency; Liquidation; Labour LawSA 19/2012More
Zhau and Another v Xizhong and Another [2025]Contract Law; Commercial Law; Civil ProcedureSA 71/2022More
Khaiseb v Khaiseb [2024]Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Civil ProcedureSCR 4/2024More
S v Petrus and Another [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 50/2023More
S v Antindi [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 47/2023More
S v Ngejama [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 49/2023More
S v Erick and Another [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 48/2023More
S v ShipangaCriminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 4/2024)More
S v Joseph [2023]Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; ReviewCR 51/2023More
Standard Bank Namibia Ltd v Ngenonye Maria Tayilombwele NgoloCommercial Law; Contract Law; Civil ProcedureHC-NLD-CIV-ACT-CON-2020/00274More
Katale v SCriminal Law; Criminal Procedure; AppealCC 5/2021More

Disclaimer

The case summaries and other information provided in this collection are for research, educational and public-information purposes. They do not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult the complete judgment and applicable legislation when conducting legal research.