RUNDU – A police officer who is accused of sexually violating a trial- awaiting female inmate at Ncaute police station last week, was denied bail. Constable Ruben Haimbili Kankono (32) appeared in Rundu Magistrate’s Court before magistrate Sonia Sampofu on Thursday. He faces two counts of rape for allegedly raping the victim on two separate...
John Muyamba Victoria Immanuel A police officer was arrested on Tuesday for the alleged rape of a 22-year-old trial-awaiting female inmate detained at the Ncaute police station in the Kavango West region. The police officer, who was on duty on the day of the alleged incident, reportedly forcefully had sexual intercourse with the victim in...
RUNDU – Two Rundu schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School (PS) and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, last Thursday suspended classes due to poor sanitation. The schools share ablution facilities, which are in a non-functional state. It is not clear how long learners will miss school. Jafet Haiyambo Senior PS this year has 1...
RUNDU – A 28-year-old Angolan national was attacked by a hippopotamus at Kapako village in the Kavango East on Monday last week. Kapako is situated next to the Okavango River near the Shadikongoro government irrigation project. “It’s alleged that Jovo Mutero (28) from Katunda village in Angola was crossing back to Angola from Namibia in...
RUNDU – The police in the Kavango West have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly attempting to kill his 11-month-old baby boy at Sikondo village on Sunday. The suspect, who now faces a charge of attempted murder, read with the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, is the biological father of the victim, who is said...
RUNDU – Sipokola sa naha Namibia sisweli kubata lisole kuzwelela mwa sisole sanaha Namibia (NDF), yakulubelwa kuli nabulaile mwana muhabo yena wamusizani kwa munzi wa Mbambi mwa silalanda sa Mukwe, mwa sikiliti sa Kavango ya Upa. Taba ya kubulaya ne kwalulezwi yakulubelwa, ili yabulelwa kuli watakana. Taba yakubulaya ibaleha ni bubangoki bwa mwa mabasi. Piho...
RUNDU – A soldier from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Nicolaus Kakuru Kamati (25), accused of killing his niece, was denied bail. He made his first court appearance for a murder case, read with domestic violence. The incident happened at Mbambi village in the Mukwe constituency, Kavango East. Kamati has been on the run since...
RUNDU – The Namibian Police is looking for a soldier from the Namibian Defense Force (NDF), suspected to have killed his niece at Mbambi village in Mukwe constituency, Kavango East. A case of murder has been registered against the suspect, who is said to be mentally unstable. The murder case is read with domestic violence. ...
RUNDU – A 52-year-old woman was discovered dead by her children on Tuesday morning in bushes near her mahangu field at Mbambi village, in the Kavango West region. She was identified as Regina Kaunda Musenya. It is alleged that the deceased person went with her children to her mahangu field to weed. When they got...
RUNDU – The family of a police shooting victim, Joseph Kautjingu Ndondji, who was shot dead on 3 March 2023 during a joint police operation, have successfully sued the authorities for N$ 1.3 million. They were represented by Rundu-based lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara. Initially, the family sued for N$3 million for the maintenance and support of...