WINDOKO – Likhuta zetalu neli kwalilwe viki yefelile Labulau kamazazi alishumi ka amane, kasamulaho babeleki babalalu nebaswalezwi kakokwani ka Korona. Likhuta ze nyinyani za Katima Mulilo ni Katutura, hamoho cwalo ni khuta yebona zamilatu ya famukwakwa neli kwalilwe swalelele. Liñusa lene lifilwe ki ofesi ya mulao, kukwaliwa nekutile kasamulaho muatuli yomunyinyani kwa Katima Mulilo, ni...
The second attempt by Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo to get bail was refused by the Windhoek High Court yesterday when his appeal application was dismissed. Acting Judge Kobus Miller ruled the magistrate did not err in judgement when he denied the 44-year-old bail on the grounds of public interest or administration of justice. “The magistrate...
Three magistrate’s courts were shut down with immediate effect yesterday for 14 days after two court officials tested positive for Covid-19. The Katima Mulilo and Katutura magistrate’s courts, as well as the Windhoek Traffic Court were temporarily closed. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Judiciary, the closures were necessitated when a...
A twenty-one-year-old man on trial for the murder of Rafael Romanus Marishane in May 2014 is scheduled to get a new trial date. Faizel Jason Minnies’ case was put on hold for him to be allocated the trial date for the murder case to resume. Minnies, who appeared on bail, was informed the court would...
The trial of an Okahandja resident accused of killing a man and burying him with two dogs on his father’s farm seven years ago was postponed to September. Appearing on bail, Karl Friedrich Eichhoff (37) presented himself before the Windhoek Regional Court where he was informed his case has not yet been allocated a presiding...
The self-proclaimed prophet Jackson Babi (30) and his co-accused Frizans Naululu Dumeni (25) have approached the court to be released on bail. They appeared before Magistrate Linus Samunzala in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The court gallery was packed to the rafters with Babi’s supporters. The court scheduled their bail hearing to 30 July,...
“The argument that suspects in white-collar crimes should be granted bail is the reason the public has lost trust in the justice system.” These were the words of magistrate Duard Kesslau yesterday while handing down judgement in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court when he denied bail to former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau and his son-in-law Tamson...
Magistrate Duard Kesslau is scheduled to give a ruling in the bail application of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his son-in-law Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi today in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Esau (62) and Tamson (39) brought forth a formal bail application, hoping to convince the court to release them from custody, pending the finalisation...
A 26-six-year-old man, who is accused of sexually violating his two-week-old baby, was denied bail when he made his first appearance in the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The father, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, was charged with a count of murder and rape for allegedly raping his two-week-old infant,...
Investigations in a case in which a 32-year-old civilian was allegedly shot and killed by an officer of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) are yet to be concluded, the Katutura Magistrate’s Court was informed yesterday. According to prosecutor Tuaundamuje Latoya Mukumbo, the state is yet to receive the ballistics report. Furthermore, the photo plan of...