WALVIS BAY – Police in Erongo have confiscated drugs with a combined street value of N$912 000 in just five days, sending a strong warning to drug dealers. Since last Friday, police in the Erongo region have arrested four suspects in Walvis Bay in connection with drug possession. Erongo police spokesperson, Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula,...
Iuze Mukube Prominent lawyer Dirk Conradie has been convicted of corruption in a marathon litigation involving a N$60 million tender at the telecommunications giant, MTC. The matter centred on allegations of corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption levelled against Conradie (64) and his co-accused, Sara Damases (59). Conradie and Damases faced three counts of contravening...
A man was arrested after police intercepted a vehicle transporting suspected stolen meat during a routine traffic patrol on the Western Bypass Road (B1) in Windhoek on Friday. Confirming the incident, Namibian Police head of community affairs in the Khomas region, Chief Inspector Katrina Naukushu said the arrest followed a successful police operation in the...
Iuze Mukube While the hunt for fugitive Victor Malima has intensified, two of his family members were arrested last week in connection to the oil-rot fraud and corruption matter. Martha Ndinelao Antindi, Malima’s mother and his aunt, Johanna Hambelela Mundjego, made their first court appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. They were formally added...
Iuze Mukube The prosecution has argued that due to strong evidence against one of the accused in the Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) diamond heist, Joel Angula, he has a case to answer too. Angula, who is seeking to be released on bail, is part of the group of people arrested in connection with the robbery...
Iuze Mukube The trial of three men accused of robbing and murdering a businessman, Daniele Ferrari, in the Avis Dam area in Windhoek in 2020 has descended into a trial within a trial. This follows a dispute by two of the three accused, Kefas Iileka and Johannes Shetunyenga, that their warning statements and confession were...
WALVISBAY– Degazetted Dâuredaman Chief Zacharias Seibeb has taken his fight to the High Court, challenging his removal as Dâuredaman Chief in November last year. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah withdrew Seibeb’s designation under Section 8(4) of the Traditional Authorities Act. He is now asking the High Court to set aside the withdrawal decision by the President and...
RUNDU – The Namibian Police Force in Kavango East have managed to rearrest one of the inmates who escaped on 18 January 2025, while the hunt for the other two continues. The breakout, described by authorities as a “calculated manoeuvre,” saw three trial-awaiting inmates exploit security gaps to vanish into thin air. The escape reportedly...
RUNDU – Two police officers appeared in the Rundu Magistrate court yesterday following their arrests on charges of smuggling. The two were arrested on separate days, one on Tuesday and another on Wednesday. They were caught in high-stakes sting operations after they allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs, cash, ATM cards and SIM cards, amongst other...
Iuze Mukube Following the recusal application that sought to prevent the late Judge Moses Chinhengo from presiding over the Fishrot matter, erst while former justice minister Sacky Shanghala has once again applied for the removal of the newly appointed Judge. The former Cabinet minister lodged the application yesterday with the intention for Acting Judge Marilize...