One of the accused in the Fishrot scandal has brought forth a bail application but has demanded his matter to be heard by a magistrate who has not watched the Al Jazeera documentary ‘Anatomy of a Bribe’ or perused files on Wikileaks. The 31-year-old Pius ‘Taxa’ Mwatelulo, an administrator at Hanganeni, brought forth his application...
A lawyer representing Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo has argued the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court erred in judgement when it ruled that the interest of justice would not be served if he were to be released on bail. Defence lawyer Louis Botes said the court failed to make a finding about the strength of the State’s case as...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...