Iuze Mukube A 45-year-old resident of the Hoachanas settlement in the Hardap region, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a string of serious criminal charges. Jonas Murao faces a total of nine charges, including three counts of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, one count of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape, two counts...
Iuze Mukube Gabes Shiimi, who was arrested on Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting at Chicago Bar and Restaurant in Windhoek, made his first court appearance yesterday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. The 30-year-old was charged with one count of murder and one count of discharging of a firearm. The State alleges that on...
A 36-year-old truck driver is expected to appear in the Ohangwena Magistrate’s Court today. He faces charges of culpable homicide and failure to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries following an accident. The incident occurred on Saturday around 20h30 on the main road at Omafo, Ohangwena region. A 33-year-old teacher, Hilya Ndeshihafela Hifindaka, died...
Iuze Mukube Advocate Basson Lilungwe, representing the State, has urged the court to impose a 25-year prison sentence on a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend, by stabbing her once in the chest with a knife. Abraham Maasdorp stands convicted for intentionally killing his girlfriend, Magda van Wyk (20) on 2 August 2019. The 35-year-old...
One of the witnesses to an incident where Denzil Xavier Dawids (25), allegedly rammed into and killed a woman on 1 October 2023 in Gobabis, took the stand yesterday to testify. Alessandro van Rooyen told the court that he, Percival McCallum and Caden Snyders were at a bar when Dawids arrived and started spinning his...
Iuze Mukube Advocate Felicitas Shikerete-Vendura, appearing on behalf of the State, vehemently opposed the application brought by former fisheries minister Mac-Albert Hengari yesterday. Shikerete-Vendura said the attempt is entirely without merit. Magistrate Monica Andjaba presided over the matter as Hengari and his co-accused, who are each facing a count of defeating the course of justice,...
Lawyers representing former agriculture minister Mac Albert Hengari (59) and his 30-year-old co-accused will apply today for the charges against their clients to be squashed. Patrick Kauta is representing Hengari, while Kadhila Amoomo is for his co-accused. The co-accused cannot be identified to protect the purported victim, who is his relative. The lawyers informed Magistrate...
Auleria Wakudumo Relatives of a child who was allegedly raped by Penda Namuhuja, are calling for his bail to be revoked. Namuhuja stands accused of raping a nine-year-old girl he and his wife had raised since she was two. He had been in custody since 2 May 2024, as he was initially denied bail. At...
RUNDU – The body of Epafras Musese Hasindi (17) a Namibian male, was only retrieved from the Kavango River yesterday. The police water wing had been searching since he drowned on Saturday but only reported success yesterday. It is alleged that the deceased drowned on Saturday at Kafuma village in the Nkurenkuru area. A search...
NKURENKURU – An 81-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hut at Mutjokotjo village in the Kavango West region early on Monday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the region Raimbert Muronga said the deceased was identified as Michael Ekanga, and his next of kin are informed. Muronga said no suicide note...