Sexual assaults against women and children have become an epidemic of horror, with more disturbing reports highlighting the country’s horrific rape crisis.
Crime and Courts
Cash-in-transit robbers still at large
The police have questioned three people of interest following a cash-in-transit robbery at the Black Chain mall in Katutura on Sunday.
Man slapped with 45 years for murder and rape
ONGWEDIVA - The Oshakati High Court recently sentenced Eliaser Uunandapo to 30 years imprisonment for murder and another 15 years for rape.
CBD shooter allocated trial judge
The trial of a former Global Fund employee accused of murdering his supervisor and wounding a colleague will be presided over by Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg, it was announced last week.
Murder suspect surrenders to police
The suspect in a gruesome murder in Windhoek has turned himself to the police last week Thursday, after having been on the run for more than five days.
Man accused of colluding with prosecutor ordered to find lawyer
Windhoek Regional Court has given a last chance to a man, accused of working in cahoots with a former prosecutor to illegally scrape criminal charges from the court system, to find a lawyer.
Murder, rape convict gets 35 years
ONGWEDIVA – Oshakati High Court Judge Johanna Salionga this week sentenced a 53-year-old man to 35 years imprisonment for murder and rape.
Shanghala’s lackey to oppose application for joinder
The joinder application hearing in the case of former justice minister Sacky Shanghala and his former employee Nigel van Wyk was postponed to November by Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
‘Prophet’ Babi, co-accused get bail hearing date
The bail hearing of self-proclaimed preacher Jackson Babi and his co-accused Ananias Ananias is scheduled to take place next week in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.
NIMT double murder trial ready to start
The trial of the man accused of killing the two top executives of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) is set to start on 26 October.