President praises Strydom for contribution to Judiciary

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has credited the late former Chief Justice Gert Johannes Cornelius Strydom with helping build an independent Judiciary and strengthening Namibia’s constitutional institutions during the formative years of independence.

Strydom has been eulogised as a distinguished figure whose service to the justice system left a lasting legacy. His contribution to the administration of justice and the upholding of the rule of law in Namibia, both as a judge and as Chief Justice, helped shape the country’s legal system and uphold its standards of justice internationally.

These sentiments were echoed by speakers at his State funeral on Friday, which was attended by dignitaries, fellow members of the Judiciary, family, friends and mourners from across the nation.