Crime and Courts

A police inspector who was first on the scene in a rape incident in the Hoachanas settlement in the Hardap region, testified in the trial of a 45-year-old resident accused of a string of serious criminal charges on Monday. Jonas Murao, faces nine charges, including three counts of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft,...

Iuze Mukube A resident of the DRC informal settlement in Otjiwarongo, has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend by frenziedly stabbing her at least 51 times with a knife on 13 February 2022. Lolo Kambwela was convicted in the Windhoek High Court for murder and attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice...

Iuze Mukube A State witness last week stood firm on the State’s opposition to granting bail to former agriculture minister Mac-Albert Hengari and his co-accused.  He cites interference with the State witness following their arrest.  The State is objecting to bail on several grounds: the seriousness of the offence, interest of the public and administration...

Iuze Mukube Former Namcor executive Jennifer Hamukwaya has dismissed allegations of self-enrichment related to her appointment as a signatory to a joint bank account between Namcor and Enercon. Speaking during her bail hearing last Friday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court, Hamukwaya claimed that her actions were aligned with a strategic objective between the two entities...

Iuze Mukube Businesswoman Lydia Elindi on Wednesday declared in court that she has no intention of fleeing if granted bail, stating that her priority is to clear her name and restore her reputation. Elindi, who is accused alongside her husband Malakia Elindi, was responding on one of the State’s grounds for objection to the nine...

CCTV footage obtained by the State yesterday showed how the Nkata couple leisurely walked to a service station near their residence and bought firelighters, paraffin and matches during the early morning hours. The footage was shown yesterday when Caroline Nkata, her husband Edward, and Rachel Kureva who are accused of murdering Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho, the...

Two teachers from the Ohangwena region have reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday in what has shocked the education fraternity and the nation at large.  No suicide notes were found at the scenes of the suicides. The deceased have been identified as Titus Nuuyi (34) from Enyana Combined School and Lukas Kalwenya (39) from Ohehonge...

Iuze Mukube  Former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga has added a dramatic twist to the ongoing oil corruption saga.  He claims that the controversial N$53 million deal with Enercon fell within the scope of the authority that was granted to him in the employment contract.  Mulunga made this assertion yesterday during his bail hearing at...