Descendants of the 1904-1908 genocide in Namibia say they remain united against Germany in their pursuit of reparations for the colonial-era crime. The Nama and Ovaherero traditional leaders yesterday expressed unhappiness over the handling of the genocide issue by the Namibian government, which they said was being treated like a “political game”. In a joint...
An American national on trial for the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek nine years ago is fighting to be released on bail in the Windhoek High Court. Kevin Townsend (34) has been in police custody since 2011 when he was arrested alongside co-accused Marcus Kevin Thomas (35). State witnesses have testified Townsend is...
More than 80 disgruntled volunteer workers at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek are demanding that they be given priority when government recruits for new positions. The group, which comprises cleaners, marched to the offices of the ministry of health to seek answers they have sought on numerous occasions. The group’s representative, Festus Isai, explained...
WINDOKO – Likhuta zetalu neli kwalilwe viki yefelile Labulau kamazazi alishumi ka amane, kasamulaho babeleki babalalu nebaswalezwi kakokwani ka Korona. Likhuta ze nyinyani za Katima Mulilo ni Katutura, hamoho cwalo ni khuta yebona zamilatu ya famukwakwa neli kwalilwe swalelele. Liñusa lene lifilwe ki ofesi ya mulao, kukwaliwa nekutile kasamulaho muatuli yomunyinyani kwa Katima Mulilo, ni...
The second attempt by Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo to get bail was refused by the Windhoek High Court yesterday when his appeal application was dismissed. Acting Judge Kobus Miller ruled the magistrate did not err in judgement when he denied the 44-year-old bail on the grounds of public interest or administration of justice. “The magistrate...
Three magistrate’s courts were shut down with immediate effect yesterday for 14 days after two court officials tested positive for Covid-19. The Katima Mulilo and Katutura magistrate’s courts, as well as the Windhoek Traffic Court were temporarily closed. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Judiciary, the closures were necessitated when a...
A twenty-one-year-old man on trial for the murder of Rafael Romanus Marishane in May 2014 is scheduled to get a new trial date. Faizel Jason Minnies’ case was put on hold for him to be allocated the trial date for the murder case to resume. Minnies, who appeared on bail, was informed the court would...
The trial of an Okahandja resident accused of killing a man and burying him with two dogs on his father’s farm seven years ago was postponed to September. Appearing on bail, Karl Friedrich Eichhoff (37) presented himself before the Windhoek Regional Court where he was informed his case has not yet been allocated a presiding...
The self-proclaimed prophet Jackson Babi (30) and his co-accused Frizans Naululu Dumeni (25) have approached the court to be released on bail. They appeared before Magistrate Linus Samunzala in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The court gallery was packed to the rafters with Babi’s supporters. The court scheduled their bail hearing to 30 July,...
“The argument that suspects in white-collar crimes should be granted bail is the reason the public has lost trust in the justice system.” These were the words of magistrate Duard Kesslau yesterday while handing down judgement in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court when he denied bail to former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau and his son-in-law Tamson...