The Supreme Court has dismissed seven of the eight applications of the Caprivi High Treason trialists who appealed against the dismissal of their application challenging the Windhoek High Court’s jurisdiction to try them. Their appeal applications were dismissed in a judgement handed down by Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb on Monday, with Chief Justice Peter Shivute, Judges of Appeals Fred Chomba and David Smuts as well as Acting Judge of Appeals Yvonne Mokgoro concurring with the ruling. The dismissed appeal applications are those brought before court by Progress Munuma, Manuel Makendano, Shine Samulandela, Alex Mushakwa, Diamond Salufu, Hoster Ntombo and John Ntambwe. However, Nampa reports that an appeal application by Boster Samuele was successful. The judgement said in respect of the applications of the remaining appellants, the State had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the High Court has jurisdiction to try them on charges of high treason. The case of the seven men is now to be sent back to the High Court in which the accused persons will stand trial on high treason and other related charges against them. All seven men will now face charges of high treason in connection with their alleged involvement in a failed attempt to secede the Zambezi region from Namibia on the 2nd of August 1999.