KEETMANSHOOP – Two women who were arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs worth over N$100 000, were denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Christina Witbooi, 42, and 21-year-old Claire-Mart Rooi made their first court appearance before Magistrate Unchen Konjore, who postponed their case to 28 April for further...
Iuze Mukube The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has become a co-applicant with the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) in their fight to have the results of November 2024 National Assembly elections set aside. This was granted by the Electoral Court yesterday, headed by Judge Hannelie Prinsloo and assisted by judges Orben Sibeya and Esi Schimming-Chase....
Iuze Mukube State prosecutor Ethel Ndlovu firmly advocated in her final arguments on Tuesday for the conviction of Abel Mokalabatho (29) on rape and murder-related charges. Arguing before Judge Naomi Shivute, she asserted that the State had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt on all counts for the accused to be found guilty. He...
KATIMA MULILO – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Zambezi region has launched an urgent joint investigation into killings targeting children and vulnerable individuals. This is allegedly for the harvesting of their body parts and internal organs. The body parts are believed to be sold or used in traditional rituals. The investigation was prompted...
The 32-year-old man who stands accused of stabbing a 40-year-old man to death in Keetmanshoop on Sunday, has been denied bail in the magistrate’s court. Alex Vincent Jossob on Tuesday made his first court appearance before Magistrate Unchen Konjore. Konjore postponed the case to 8 May 2025 for further police investigations, and for the accused...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay fisherman Robin Montgomery (59), who viciously attacked his wheelchair-bound sister-in-law and killed her cousin, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder yesterday. Montgomery lived with the two women, Erika Montgomery (his sister-in-law) and Maria van Zyl, at Rooibank, 60 kilometres outside Walvis Bay, when the gruesome murder took place...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin) is in a leadership dispute that has since spilt over to the High Court for deliberation. Three senior pastors – Fillemon Nepaka, Joseph Shikuma and Lamek Nambahu – as well as the secretary of the Elcin Western Diocese Male League Josua Nghipandwa, are asking the court to set...
As parties in the election challenge matter currently before the Supreme Court await judgement set for 28 February, New Era’s Roland Routh summarises the major occurrences during the proceedings. Panduleni Itula, the president of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), brought a challenge to the presidential election held on 27 November last year, based on...
Iuze Mukube The alleged murderer of 27-year-old Delia Weimers-Maasdorp, who was found dead in her flat in the Eros suburb of Windhoek on 25 April last year, will remain in custody, pending the finalisation of his trial. Magistrate Monica Andjaba delivered this ruling on 7 February 2025, dismissing Wentzel Maasdorp’s application in which he sought...
Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa has filed an application for leave to appeal the acquittal on appeal, of student doctor and rape accused Dennis Iipumbu Noa (30). The application was filed in the High Court last week by State Advocate Palmer Khumalo against the verdict of not guilty given by High Court judges Herman January and...