ONHUNO – The spokesperson of the Namibian Police, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, has confirmed that the salary of murder-accused police officer Sergeant Dimbulukeveni Namhila has been suspended. She revealed that this follows a disciplinary hearing, after which he was officially placed on suspension effective 12 May 2025. Shikwambi stated that as a result, “his salary...
Former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga was arrested yesterday for, among other things, his role in a N$53 million transaction between Namcor and military contractor Enercon in 2022 – a deal that appears to have been a poisoned chalice, New Era has learnt. The transaction, which would have allowed the national oil parastatal to take...
David Matheus Shitongeni Multitudes of housebreaking and theft incidents were reported across the country over the weekend, with police confirming several major cases involving armed perpetrators and expensive property losses. In the early hours of Friday, four suspects, two allegedly carrying rifles, rushed into a textile shop in Chinatown, Katutura. The incident occurred around 03h30...
Iuze Mukube A ruling delivered by Magistrate Monica Andjaba last Friday has cleared the way for the trial of former fisheries minister Mac-Albert Hengari and his co-accused to proceed. The matter was postponed to 21 July 2025 for plea. Hengari (59) and his 30-year-old co-accused remain in custody after their attempt to squash their charges...
Two State witnesses testified yesterday that they saw John Kangumbe Mutirua (23) with the bloody knife that he used in one of the murders. He is accused of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of robbery with aggravating circumstances. Additional charges are one count of defeating or attempting to...
Iuze Mukube State advocate Ethel Ndlovu last Friday urged the court to impose a severe sentence on Abel Mokalabatho. Mokalabatho was recently convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a woman, whose body he dumped in a sewage drain in an attempt to conceal the crime. During pre-sentencing submissions last week, Ndlovu pleaded for...
The distribution of much-needed drought relief food to the most hard-hit communities in the Otjozondjupa region was recently disrupted after officials were caught red-handed with stolen consignments of drought aid. The value of the stolen consignments is yet to be made public as police investigations are underway. However, Otavi constituency councillor George !Garab yesterday confirmed...
OSHAKATI – Namibia’s drug crisis continues to deepen, with over N$160.6 million worth of dagga confiscated by law enforcement between January 2023 and July 2024. According to police data, drugs valued at N$49.3 million were seized in 2023, resulting in 1 641 arrests. This year has already recorded drug seizures worth N$56.7 million, with 1...
A 31-year-old man has accused the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) of violating hisconstitutional rights and unlawfully detaining him. He claims that his life and that of his family are under threat. In a detailed letter to Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha – also copied to Anti-Corruption Commission director general Paulus Noa and NamPol inspector general Joseph Shikongo...
Iuze Mukube Cameroonian-born businessman Antoine ‘Tony’ Mbok and his co-accused Daniel David Nghiwilepo, who are accused of N$3.9 million fraud, are seeking a discharge in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Their defence lawyers, who made submissions before Acting Judge Nate Ndauendapo last week argued that their clients should be acquitted due...