Yana beleka kwa kampani ya Global Fund, ili yanyaziwa kamulatu wa kubulaya yanali folomani wa hae, ni kuholofaza yana beleka ni yena, kanako yakukunupa mwasilimo sa 2019, uka tatubiwa mayemo amunahano wahae. Muyemeli wa Simataa Simasikiu wa lilimo zemashumi amalalu kazetalu, Vincent Lutibezi, natahisize kupo mwa Khuta ye Pahami fapila muatuli Christie Liebenberg viki yefelile,...
Author: Maria Amakali (Maria Amakali-Sheya )
‘Kaskas’ slapped with 2 life terms
A 32-year-old man, who admitted to killing two people within 24 hours at a farm in the Rehoboth district nearly a year ago, was handed two life sentences in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. “In less than 24 hours, the accused deprived two people of their precious right; the right to life. I now...
Judge grants request for mental evaluation
A former Global Fund employee, who is accused of killing his former supervisor and injuring a colleague during a shooting spree in 2019, is set to undergo psychiatric evaluation. The 33-year-old Simataa Simasiku’s defence lawyer Vincent Litubezi made an application in the High Court before judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday for the court to submit Simasiku...
‘Serial rapist’ case ready for trial
The case of a man, who is facing multiple counts of rape and that of defiling and mutilating a 10-year-old girl in 2018, is ready to proceed for trial in the High Court. Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday during the mentions roll informed Gavin Gawanab (25) that his case is ready for trial. Gawanab is expected...
PG undecided on seized airport millions
The prosecutor general has yet to pronounce herself in the case of three Angolan women who were caught at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) with more than N$2.2 million in foreign currencies. The accused, Maria Combua (46), Helena Samba Pintal (35) and Beatriz Antunes (47) were informed of such when they made their appearance before...
Murder case probe over alcohol finalised
The Namibian police have concluded investigations into the case of the woman accused of killing her neighbour over alcohol in 2018. Early this year, the police were instructed to comply with the directive by the prosecutor general so that she could pronounce herself over the matter. During her appearance before magistrate Namwenyo Shikalepo, Holtensia Kamati...
Namandje, LSN judgement deferred
The ruling in the legal battle for the Law Society of Namibia (LSN) to be allowed access to local lawyer Sisa Namandje’s law firm trust account has been postponed to August. “The presiding judge will not be able to deliver due to medical reasons, as communicated to the judge president,” said judiciary’s spokesperson Ockert Jansen....
Second Covid-19 death confirmed
A 44-year-old man from Walvis Bay is the second coronavirus-positive person to die in Namibia, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula confirmed yesterday. According to Shangula, the victim, who was also a known diabetes patient, died at home on Saturday. He had visited the hospital on 7 July, where his blood was found to be high...
Namdeb opens Covid-19 testing facility
Namdeb has established and opened a fully-fledged testing facility at Oranjemund in response to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Since the pandemic’s outbreak, Covid-19 tests were only being administered through accredited laboratories. In a press statement, Namdeb spokesperson Shangelao Ndadi said the laboratory facility was completed in record time and has...
Alleged girlfriend killer gets final remand
Katutura Magistrate’s Court gave a final remand for the police to conclude their investigations into the case of a man, accused of allegedly having killed and burned his live-in girlfriend in Katutura last year. Simon Amana Sheefeni (35) appeared before Magistrate Vanessa Stanley and was informed investigations into his case have not yet been finalised....









