Taimi Haihambo A tragic road accident at Okongo village in Ohangwena region claimed the life of a pedestrian on Saturday afternoon, leaving the community in shock. The incident occurred when a white Toyota pickup, allegedly being driven by an unlicensed driver who was under the influence of alcohol, struck and killed Haindongo Nghidipohamba Kautwima, an...
The brother of NamPower engineer Benjamin Silombela yesterday gave a chilling account of finding his sibling’s body at his Eros home, tied up, gagged, and covered with a duvet. The testimony came as the Windhoek High Court continues the trial of Jorene Bezuidenhout and Muningandu Kaapama, accused of murdering Silombela after a drug session and...
Serial rapist Gavin Gawanab has been sentenced to an accumulative 57 years and three months in prison for a string of rapes, attempted rapes, and assaults on young women and children, Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku ruled yesterday. Judge Usiku said, “Long custodial sentences under these circumstances would not be shockingly inappropriate, as this...
A four-month-old baby boy has died after being accidentally struck on the head with a brick by his mother, who was allegedly trying to hit her boyfriend after finding him with another woman. The tragic incident occurred on last week around 23h00 at Ankambo village in the Oshana region. Oshana police commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek magistrate Olga Muharukua on Thursday postponed the bail application of ex-Namcor supply manager Cedric Willemse to 7 October 2025 for final submissions. The defence is expected to file its written submissions by 26 September, while the State is expected to do the same by 1 October, before oral arguments are to be...
Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Thursday ruled that a confession by a woman accused of arson is admissible as evidence. Mechtilde Karomo (32) is accused of a fatal shack fire, which claimed the lives of her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend in December 2022. However, the judge ruled that oral admissions made to two...
Iuze Mukube Anti-Corruption Commission’s chief investigation officer Oberty Inambao told the court that some of the accused in the Namcor fraud and corruption scandal used proxies or third parties to receive benefits on their behalf. He made this remark during Namcor’s ex-manager Cedric Willemse’s ongoing formal bail application in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court this week....
A former police officer, convicted of raping his daughter, has failed in his bid to appeal both his conviction and sentence. The accused was sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen. Judge Claasen dismissed the application by the 54-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the...
The lawyer of a woman accused of defrauding a private school in Windhoek of more than N$2.8 million has argued that her client was not in full control when she committed the alleged crimes. Janita von Wielligh, representing 52-year-old Maria Johanna Coetzee, told the court that psychiatrists who examined her client found that she suffered...
Iuze Mukube Tension emerged during the cross-examination of Anti-Corruption Commission chief investigation officer Oberty Inambao yesterday. The cross-examination was being conducted by defence lawyer Boris Isaacks in the ongoing Namcor-rot bail application. He is representing the State-owned oil company’s ex-manager Cedric Willemse. The lawyer began his examination by telling Inambao that he had been accused...