Iuze Mukube The defence in a trial of a woman accused of setting her lover and his then-girlfriend alight whilst they slept in a house, has urged the court to acquit her of the charges against her. Mechtilde Karomo is facing two counts of murder and arson, with its alternative, malicious damage to property. The...
KARASBURG – A case of a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl six years ago in Karasburg, has been postponed once more – this time to 14 July 2026. Sixtus Swartbooi (44), stands accused of having committed a series of rape against a minor between September 2020 and March 2021. When he appeared before...
Iuze Mukube Magistrate Jozanne Klazen has granted bail to oil-rot fraud and corruption accused Panduleni Ndimba Hamukwaya, noting that his continued detention would leave three minor children without the care of either parent. Hamukwaya, with his wife, Jennifer Hamukwaya and other individuals were arrested last year in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at the...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Marilize du Plessis has dismissed an application to recuse herself from the case of former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, which is involving alleged corruption activities related to Namibian fishing quotas. The application, which was brought forth in February this year, contended that she should recuse herself on the...
Iuze Mukube An application by RedForce Debt Collection CC, in which it claimed that the Rundu Town Council failed to provide necessary support to enable it to meet its contractual obligations under a written agreement between the two, has been dismissed in the Windhoek High Court. Judge Orben Sibeya, in his ruling, found that the...
ONDANGWA -The mother of two young children allegedly killed by their father, broke down in tears in court as the suspect, Thomas Sheya (33), appeared before the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Maria Muulikwa became visibly emotional during the court proceedings and had to be escorted out of the courtroom as she cried uncontrollably, overwhelmed...
Dalene Kooper Four Metro Mariental employees were granted bail of N$3 000 on Friday at the Mariental Magistrate’s Court, after they were arrested last week for allegedly stealing Metro’s stock valued at over N$24 000. The released accused were identified as Richard Ralph Tjombe, Zembrahno Bikeur, Jessica Ludewyk and Brown-lee Coetzee. The accused are charged...
Rudolf Gaiseb Three teachers from Otjiwarongo are feared to be among the five people who died in a car accident near Okahandja last Thursday. Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased. However, a colleague and some friends of the missing teachers said they were returning from a work-related trip to Windhoek at...
Iuze Mukube Five members of the Swapo Party have failed in their attempt to overturn the party’s decision to postpone its extraordinary congress to 19 April 2025. This follows a High Court ruling last Friday dismissing their application. The applicants are Reinhold Nghihepavali Shipwikineni, Petrus Ndeshipanda Shituula, Joshua Vaino Martins, Erich Chrismann Shivute, and Aina...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Out on bail and facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges, alleged drug kingpin Naomi Natanya Fisch (31) was re-arrested after police reportedly found cocaine in her possession during a sophisticated operation at her Rehoboth residence. Fisch, whose name has become synonymous with illicit operations in Rehoboth, a town engulfed by...