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Infanticide accused asks for lesser charge
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Infanticide accused asks for lesser charge

Milton Engelbrecht, the legal aid-instructed lawyer of a woman accused of murdering her six-month-old son by hitting his head on the ground, last week asked the court to find her not guilty of murder but of culpable homicide instead.

Stock theft accused remanded in custody
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Stock theft accused remanded in custody

A former Brave Warriors and African Stars footballer and four other co-accused, who were arrested last week over stock theft charges in the Dordabis area, have been remanded in custody, following their court appearance last Friday. 

Authorities destroy over 5 000 weapons
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Authorities destroy over 5 000 weapons

Weapons linked to murders, robberies as well as other illicit crimes were reduced to ashes on Saturday when the Namibian armed forces destroyed 5 532 firearms and 209 933 ammunition at a shooting range outside Walvis Bay.

NMH wins appeal in defamation case
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NMH wins appeal in defamation case

The Namibia Media Holdings and one of its former editors have succeeded in having a High Court ruling to pay damages to a Mariental farmer Johan Lombaard and his company Golden Game CC for defamation overturned. 

Killer mom ‘ready for jail’
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Killer mom ‘ready for jail’

A 27-year-old woman, who was accused of murdering her newborn son by feeding him methylated spirit and later burning his body in the mahangu field, has pleaded guilty on counts of murder and defeating or attempting to defeat the course of justice.