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Author: Roland Routh

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    Windhoek man pleads not guilty to murder

    Windhoek man pleads not guilty to murder

    2019-12-04  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Benjamin Strong, 56, on Monday pleaded not guilty to a count of murder, read with the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act, one count of attempted murder, two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of defeating or obstructing or attempting to defeat or obstruct the course.
    Estate agent’s wife acquitted over N$6.7 million

    Estate agent’s wife acquitted over N$6.7 million

    2019-12-05  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - The wife of embattled coastal estate agent Erwin Sprangers, 58, was on Monday acquitted on all charges in the Windhoek High Court after she applied for a section 174 discharge at the state’s case and was granted one by Judge Eileen Rakow.
    SA killer slapped with 28 years in jail

    SA killer slapped with 28 years in jail

    2019-12-05  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - A South African national, who killed a Namibian woman in 2014, has been sentenced to 28 years imprisonment by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute. 
    Farmworker killed wife over suspected adultery

    Farmworker killed wife over suspected adultery

    2019-12-06  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Two witnesses yesterday testified that a worker on Farm Houmoed between Mariental and Kalkrand, accused of killing his wife of about 20 years, did so because she was unfaithful to him and bore another man’s child.
    Businessman sent to prison for 35 years

    Businessman sent to prison for 35 years

    2019-12-06  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Businessman Sakarias (Sacky) Mathias, 59, was sentenced to an effective 35 years imprisonment yesterday by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute after he was found guilty on charges of murder, attempted murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license and attempt to defeat or obstruct the course of justice.
    Businessman to appeal murder conviction

    Businessman to appeal murder conviction

    2019-12-11  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - A 59-year-old businessman, who was recently convicted of murder with direct intent, has approached the registrar of the High Court to appeal his conviction. 
    Aminuis gang rape accused guilty

    Aminuis gang rape accused guilty

    2019-12-11  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Three young men from Aminuis in the Omaheke Region will be sentenced tomorrow after acting Windhoek High Court Judge Orben Sibeya convicted them of one count of rape each this week. 
    Tax refund scam trial hits a snag … Namibian accused challenges ACC summons

    Tax refund scam trial hits a snag … Namibian accused challenges ACC summons

    2019-12-11  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - The trial of two Namibians and 12 Angolans, accused of defrauding the government to the tune of N$210 million through false tax refunds on purchases exported from Namibia, hit a snag on Monday.
    Taapopi new Nanso president 

    Taapopi new Nanso president 

    2019-12-11  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso), which convened its 16th Elective National Students Congress over the weekend in Otjiwarongo, elected its new executive committee members to serve for the next coming two years.
    Farm worker spills the beans

    Farm worker spills the beans

    2019-12-12  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK – A farm worker who admitted he caused the death of his wife but denied he intended to kill her, told the court yesterday that he “just saw black” after his wife of 21 years had told him she enjoyed sex with other men more than with him. 
    Aminuis gang rape suspects sentenced

    Aminuis gang rape suspects sentenced

    2019-12-13  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK – Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Orben Sibeya yesterday sentenced three young men from Aminuis in the Gobabis district to sentences ranging from 10 years to seven years on convictions of rape of a 13-year-old girl. 
    Supreme Court issues warning to insurance companies

    Supreme Court issues warning to insurance companies

    2019-12-13  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Three judges of the Namibian Supreme Court issued a stern warning to insurance companies that are defying the provision of the Namibia National Reinsurance Act, which compels them to reinsure a portion of their business with NamibRe that their opinion about the unconstitutionality of the Act does not make them immune to the enforcement mechanisms it provides, unless a court makes such a
    Katrina ropes in Barry Roux

    Katrina ropes in Barry Roux

    2020-01-17  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK – Convicted former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has acquired the services of top South African defence advocate Barry Roux to lead her appeal process.
    City shooting suspect still without lawyer

    City shooting suspect still without lawyer

    2020-01-17  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - A former Global Fund employee accused of killing his supervisor and wounding an ex-colleague is still without legal representation after the lawyer instructed by Legal Aid Henry Shimutikweni refused the instruction.
    Teen appears on multiple charges

    Teen appears on multiple charges

    2020-01-17  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - A 15-year-old teenager from Rehoboth, who was 14 when he committed several offences including murder, rape and arson, made his first appearance in the Windhoek High Court yesterday before Judge Christie Liebenberg.
    State concedes on several charges in Villa Rosa murder trial

    State concedes on several charges in Villa Rosa murder trial

    2020-01-21  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - The state yesterday conceded that evidence it presented at the murder and robbery trial of three people, charged with killing an elderly farmer in the Usakos district, did not sustain a conviction of murder for the only woman accused in the matter. 
    Serfontein convicted of theft, money laundering

    Serfontein convicted of theft, money laundering

    2020-01-22  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - The testimony of a woman serving an eight-year prison against her former husband proved enough for Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg to convict him on 32 counts of theft and one count of money laundering.
    Stabbing spree suspect too drunk to recall fatal attacks

    Stabbing spree suspect too drunk to recall fatal attacks

    2020-01-23  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK – A resident of Tses in the Keetmanshoop district claimed during his plea on two murder and three attempted murder charges that he was too drunk at the time of committing the offences to remember exactly what had transpired. 
    No bail for Fishrot bribe accused

    No bail for Fishrot bribe accused

    2020-01-23  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK – The man arrested this week for allegedly trying to bribe one of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigators in the Fishrot scandal, was denied bail when he made his first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. 
    Rittmann seeks leave to appeal sentence

    Rittmann seeks leave to appeal sentence

    2020-01-23  Roland Routh
    WINDHOEK - Rachel Rittmann, who was sentenced to life imprisonment last year by Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg for the murder of her husband, 35-year-old Rudolph Henry Rittmann, is seeking leave to appeal the sentence in the Supreme Court.