Oshakati Regional Court magistrate Makapa Simasiku has been appointed as an acting judge of the High Court, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed Simasiku as an acting judge from 1 May to the end of August on a recommendation of the commission, JSC secretary Elias Shikongo said in a statement on Wednesday.
Simasiku has been serving as a magistrate since 2009, and has been a magistrate in the Oshakati Regional Court since July 2018.
He studied law at the University of Namibia, and graduated with BJuris and LLB degrees in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
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