{"id":361728,"date":"2024-08-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=361728"},"modified":"2024-08-21T07:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T05:44:14","slug":"namibias-first-environment-court-inaugurated-in-otjiwarongo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=361728","title":{"rendered":"Namibia’s first Environment Court inaugurated in Otjiwarongo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VICE President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah recently inaugurated the country\u2019s first Magistrates’ Court for Environmental Crimes in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m informed that the infrastructure to host this court has its own history, and that is a history we also need to respect. It was just a simple house, but individuals who care about our communities came on board and decided to recondition it, renovate it, and elevate it to the level of a court, complete with all the necessary facilities: IT infrastructure, CCTV, strong rooms, high-end audio recording systems, and holding cells,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Justice Peter Shivute explained that the newly inaugurated court will serve as a specialised legal institution, addressing offences such as poaching, illegal logging, violations of the Environmental Protection Act, and other wildlife crimes that threaten the country\u2019s ecological integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n