NAMIBIA APPOINTS FEMALE JUSTICES TO SUPREME COURT

Gender equality activists in Namibia have welcomed the first ever appointment of female justices to the country's supreme court. The chairperson of the Namibia Women Lawyers Association, Ruth Herunga said the appointment of three female judges, a first since the country gained independence, can be seen as the breaking of a glass ceiling. Herunga said although women have gained access to positions of political power, a significant number of African countries still lag in the representation of women at the highest levels of the judiciary.