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      Rittmann gets new veteran lawyer

      Rittmann gets new veteran lawyer

      2018-08-22  Roland Routh
      WINDHOEK - Legal old-hand Johan van Vuuren was yesterday appointed as the new State funded legal representative for Rachel Rittmann, 47, the Gobabis woman accused of plotting along with her boyfriend to kill her husband in August 2013.
      Heita claims girlfriend’s shooting accidental

      Heita claims girlfriend’s shooting accidental

      2018-08-21  Maria Sheya
      WINDHOEK - Windhoek resident Erastus Heita has denied intentionally shooting to death his girlfriend and mother of his two children in the early hours of October 1 last year.
      Ndama massacre case postponed to November

      Ndama massacre case postponed to November

      2018-08-21  John Muyamba
      RUNDU - The case of Jesaya Gabriel Chuhunda, 20, accused of bludgeoning to death five family members on July 1, was postponed to November 23, and he will remain in police custody as the court subsequently denied him bail due to the seriousness of the crime.
      Nanub unrepentant despite murder conviction

      Nanub unrepentant despite murder conviction

      2018-08-21  Roland Routh
      WINDHOEK - A resident of the Havana settlement of Windhoek who was convicted of murder with direct intent and robbery with aggravating circumstances for slitting the throat of his former girlfriend and mother of his daughter, before he robbed her and her new boyfriend of a gas stove, still maintains he did not commit the dastardly deed.
      Mushe murder accused granted bail

      Mushe murder accused granted bail

      2018-08-20  Maria Sheya
      WINDHOEK - Windhoek Magistrate’s Court released one of four people who stand accused of the murder of Alex Maluli Mushe early last year.
      Villager killed following heated quarrel

      Villager killed following heated quarrel

      2018-08-20  John Muyamba
      RUNDU - The Namibian Police in Rundu were called to a gruesome crime scene at Gove village some 31 km east of Rundu along the Rundu-Divundu gravel road that runs parallel to the Kavango River where a man had just been killed with a sharp unidentified object in the early hours of Thursday.
      Jail terms and fines for Oranjemund pyramid schemers

      Jail terms and fines for Oranjemund pyramid schemers

      2018-08-17  Roland Routh
      WINDHOEK – Tears of joy and sorrows, along with hugs and kisses, were the order of the day when three people convicted of 513 counts of fraud, contravening the Banking Institutions Act and Contravening the Companies Act were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment and fines yesterday by Windhoek High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka.
      Video: Caught in the act

      Video: Caught in the act

      2018-08-15  Strauss Lunyangwe
      Four suspects were arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing 40 bags of cement valued at N$8500.00.
      Suspect sought by cops for dumping foetus

      Suspect sought by cops for dumping foetus

      2018-08-15  John Muyamba
      KAYIRA-YIRA - The police in Kavango West have requested the assistance from members of the public, who may perhaps have some information that could help to apprehend the culprit suspected to have aborted and abandoned her infant in the bushes of Kayira-yira village in Kavango West.