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State wants conviction for brother ‘killer’
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State wants conviction for brother ‘killer’

State Advocate Anna Amukugo on Thursday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen to find a 24-year-old Lüderitz resident guilty of the murder of his biological brother. Brenton Hendricks allegedly stabbed his elder brother Joslin Sagaria Hendricks at least seven times on 25 September 2022 at the Spokiesdorp location in Lüderitz.  He pleaded not guilty,...

Bank records admissible in Ponzi scheme trial
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Bank records admissible in Ponzi scheme trial

Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute last week declared the bank records of Sakaria Megameno Namwandi, obtained by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and Namibian Police Force, admissible as evidence during the fraud trial. Namwandi allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme, and is accused of defrauding 79 persons to the tune of N$4.3 million during 2019....

Interdict hits affluent German couple
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Interdict hits affluent German couple

Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Doris Hans-Kaumbi granted the chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board and the chief of immigration, an interdict to stop the lawyers of a German couple from implementing an order to grant them residence permits. After Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Collins Parker found in favour of a German couple who...

State closes case against ‘gay ghosts killer’
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State closes case against ‘gay ghosts killer’

Advocate Maria Shilongo yesterday closed the State’s case against a Keetmanshoop resident who killed his girlfriend and severely injured his then one-year-old daughter because he allegedly saw a gay ghost making sexual advances towards him. His Legal Aid lawyer, Meriam Kandoni, then informed Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku that she needed a remand until...

Drama continues in permanent residency fight 
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Drama continues in permanent residency fight 

After Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Collins Parker found in favour of a German couple who challenged their refusal to be granted permanent residence in Namibia, authorities sought to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.  The authorities in question are Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board, and the Chief of Immigration.  Judge Parker ordered...

Top cops granted bail
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Top cops granted bail

Magistrate Olga Muharukua yesterday granted bail to the three police officers implicated in a corruption case involving bribes amounting to at least N$ 25 000. Deputy Commissioner Rector Sandema (51), Detective Senior Inspector Martin Basson (56), and Detective Senior Inspector Johannes Anghuwo (49) first appeared before the court on 28 February 2025, when their bail...

Swakop ‘butcher’ in last roll of the dice
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Swakop ‘butcher’ in last roll of the dice

In a concurring decision, the Namibia Supreme Court  yesterday dismissed an application by the man dubbed the ‘Swakopmund Butcher’ to be released on parole after spending the last 25 years in jail. Thomas Adolf Florin (59) was sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 December 1999 after he was convicted of brutally murdering his wife in...

Fitty suffers another bail blow
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Fitty suffers another bail blow

High Court judge David Munsu earlier last week dismissed an application by one of the alleged key figures in the Fishrot fishing quotas’ fraud and corruption case, Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi, to appeal his third bail failure in the Supreme Court. Hatuikulipi lodged the application for leave to appeal after Judge Munsu shot down his application...

Chinese ‘mafia boss’ runs out of funds for own defence
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Chinese ‘mafia boss’ runs out of funds for own defence

The matter in which Chinese businessman Hou Xuecheng and his Namibian co-accused Hamutenja Hamutenya were summoned to appear on a count of dealing in controlled wildlife products from 2014, was put on hold again on Wednesday. This time, it is to allow Xuecheng, who is no stranger to the law, the opportunity to raise funds...

Gold teeth ‘rapist’ loses another lawyer
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Gold teeth ‘rapist’ loses another lawyer

A man who allegedly lured young girls to his house with the promise of fixing a gold ring to their teeth, lost another lawyer last Thursday when Charles Beukes withdrew due to untenable instructions. Johan Paru Morkel is facing seven counts of rape, alternatively committing or attempting to commit a sexual act with a child...