Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Friday said she will deliver her verdict on 21 February 2025 on the case of Rodney Afrikaner. The accused is alleged to have killed his common-law wife by stabbing her with a pair of scissors. He is facing a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the...
Iuze Mukube Acting High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo has dismissed an application requesting for a separation of trials by four of the Fishrot accused, stating the applicants’ claim of lacking legal representation does not warrant a postponement and a split trial. This ruling was delivered last Tuesday. Prior to the ruling, former minister of justice...
Windhoek High Court Judge David Munsu reserved his ruling on a bail application by Tamson Hatuikulipi (43), one of the alleged brains behind the Fishrot scandal, to 16 December at 10h00. In arguments on Friday, Mbanga Siyomunji said an accused remains not guilty until a competent court of law declares him guilty, and withholding bail...
Iuze Mukube The case involving a group of businessmen, accused of defrauding the finance ministry of N$3.5 billion in revenue, was last week postponed to 18 June 2025 by Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula. This was to ensure the accused Chinese nationals, who currently reside in China, appear in court. The accused were absent during...
NKURENKURU – The Namibian Police Force in the Kavango West region have opened a case against a 32-year-old woman after she reportedly terminated her five-month pregnancy at Kahenge village on Monday.Namibian Police Force chief inspector Raimbert Muronga on Tuesday said the incident occurred around 02h00 when the suspect allegedly used an unknown substance to terminate...
Three judges of the Namibia Supreme Court upheld a ruling by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller that the Master of the High Court is liable for losses suffered by an heir of an estate. Chief Justice Peter Shivute, Judge of Appeal Dave Smuts and Acting Judge of Appeal Shafimana Ueitele found that the...
As the fight to have the 1896 Veterinary Cordon Fence removed rages on, the government intends approaching the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court’s no costs order awarded to Affirmative Repositioning’s leader Job Amupanda. Last Tuesday, High Court judge Shafimana Ueitele granted leave to the agriculture minister, the Attorney General and veterinary official Hango...
Namibia has welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue a warrants of arrest for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. International relations executive director Penda Naanda said although this decision was long overdue, it is a step in...
Iuze Mukube A woman accused of killing her one-year-old baby and burying the body, is demanding that the State promptly finalises her case. Vapeni Lucia Boois (36) is charged with murder and defeating the course of justice about the death of her infant on 21 January 2023 in Keetmanshoop. She made a routine appearance before...
Police in the Omusati region have called on the public for assistance in tracing 10 suspected criminals after they broke free from the Onandjaba holding cells on Wednesday. Omusati police spokesperson Warrant Anna Kunga said the escape prompted them to embark on a massive manhunt, which has so far yielded no positive results. The male...