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