Namibia's special environmental court operations have resulted in fines worth N$4,9 million in one year. These special courts were conducted at Katima Mulilo, Rundu, Okahao, Outapi and in Windhoek for 42 days between April 2022 and March 2023. Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa revealed this at the official opening of the Environmental Crimes Court at Otjiwarongo on Monday. "We see the total of cases amounted to 162 on the court rolls from April 2022 to March 2023. During the course of the operation, a total of 103 cases were finalised, and 14 cases resulted in acquittals and discharge,” she said. She said property forfeited to the state during the operation amounted to N$4 million. "A total of 11 Zambian and four Angolan nationals were declared prohibited immigrants to Namibia and will never enter Namibia again," she said