Kaviveterue Virere The Namibian Police have reported a spate of armed robberies, counterfeit money cases and drug-related arrests across the country over the weekend. Armed robberies In Windhoek, an Audi driver was ambushed in the Lafrenz industrial area by three armed men. They allegedly stole items worth N$280 000, including his laptop, wallet and vehicle. ...
Iuze Mukube A sledgehammer effect slammed the accused in the Namcor corruption case in their bail request on Friday. This followed the firm refusal by Magistrate Linus Samunzala to release the six applicants in the Namcor fraud case, on bail leaving them to continue their fight in the case from behind bars. The applicants were...
Iuze Mukube A State witness in the trial of a couple who are accused of murdering a NamPower engineer four years ago was on Friday accused of contradicting himself during cross-examination. Legal Aid-instructed lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji accused warrant officer Joseph Sakaria of contradicting himself after he gave evidence in court that differed from what he...
RUNDU – A group of learners from Gcwagi village in the Kavango West region were left traumatised after discovering a body while walking to school on Wednesday, police said. The Namibian Police were called to the scene following the discovery. Gcwagi village is located in Musese Constituency along the Rundu-Nkurenkuru road.“It is alleged that the...
Iuze Mukube The trial of a man accused of allegedly stabbing his estranged wife multiple times with a pair of scissors was on Tuesday postponed to November in the Windhoek High Court. Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo confirmed the dates for the trial of Robert Marlo McNab (39), which is scheduled to proceed from 24...
Iuze Mukube A Khorixas resident accused of allegedly murdering the mother of his three children to prevent her from testifying in a rape allegation against him, has submitted not guilty on three charges levelled against him. Arnold Khamseb (50) made the submissions before Judge Claudia Claasen last week. Khamseb is facing one count of murder,...
One of the investors in the forex scheme of Sakaria Megameno Namwandi, who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme and is accused of defrauding 79 persons to the tune of N$4.3 million during 2019, testified yesterday. Dankie Boy Shivute testified that he invested N$564 000 with a promised return of N$846 000 over three months. That,...
Matheus David The Namibian Police have confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects in drug related charges over the weekend. The operation conducted resulted in the seizure of cannabis, cocaine and madrax with a total value of N$19 820. On Friday at Rehoboth, it is alleged that a 36-year-old Namibian male, suspect, was found in possession...
Iuze Mukube A 25-year-old resident of Gobabis was on Monday found guilty on seven charges after causing the death of a female passenger when he rammed his vehicle into a stationary car in 2023. Denzil Xavier Dawids faced eight charges, including murder, reckless or negligent driving, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault...
A Lüderitz resident, accused of raping his niece, pleaded not guilty to a charge of rape in the High Court yesterday before Judge Eileen Rakow. The man, who cannot be identified to protect the identity of his alleged victim, did not provide a plea explanation. He put the onus on the State to prove each...