Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan last week acquitted former police officer Ricardo Nghilifavali Nestor on charges of fraud, forgery, and using a forged instrument. The judge, however, found that the State proved the alternative offence of theft and money-laundering. Nestor already tasted success when six charges against him were dismissed after a Section 174...
Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Friday sentenced a man she convicted of murder with direct intent to an effective prison term of 33 years. The judge convicted Shaun Tieties (39) of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and attempting...
A teacher from the Zambezi region was awarded damages of N$27 000 after she instituted a lawsuit against a rival lover for assault. The teacher, Mukwae Zibiso, sued Linda Namasiku Sauzuo, Docus Eliziel Sauzuo and Lumba Kamwi for a combined N$720 898 for pain and suffering, emotional and psychological shock, contumelia (general damages), infringement on...
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) turned to the Windhoek High Court to fight against their deregistration as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). This is after their first attempt was shot down by the Electoral Court of Namibia, which declined to hear the matter because of a lack of jurisdiction. ...
Windhoek High Court acting judge Collins Parker yesterday ruled that the social media posts Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda made in 2021 about deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, are defamatory. Parker found that a post Amupanda placed on his social media account of an unknown woman clothed in jeans and a white t-shirt, accompanied by...
Roland Routh Victoria Immanuel The Uukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA) and the community’s royal family are quarrelling over planned events to honour their chiefs and kings. Herman Iipumbu, on behalf of UTA, dragged the royal family, represented by Wellem Amwaama and Seblon Shivolo, to the High Court to stop them from having a commemoration ceremony for...
A resident of the Nalitungwe settlement in Windhoek’s Hakahana informal settlement admitted stabbing his common-law wife, but denied killing her. Rodney Afrikaner pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act on Tuesday before Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen. He did not give a...
Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Moses Chinhengo last week quashed the hopes of Fishrot accused and former justice minister Sacky Shanghala to have certain issues he has with the manner in which the trial is progressing reserved. Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo applied in terms of section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act to...
Forex trader-turned-activist-turned politician Michael Saddam Amushelelo, will appeal the judgment by Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku that stripped him of his belongings. His lawyer, Joseph Andreas, confirmed this to New Era. “We have 21 days in which to lodge our appeal to the Supreme Court, and we are busy preparing it,” Andreas said. Amushelelo’s...
Born and raised in Mupapama village near Rundu in Kavango East, Vensislaus Mbambo is rubbing shoulders with renowned legal minds like Rowan van Wyk and Godfry Shivolo. Mbambo is honing his skills under the tutelage of prolific criminal justice lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji. The young lawyer is a force to reckon with in the legal fraternity,...