State Advocate Ethel Ndlovu last week urged Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to find the two men accused of the gruesome murder of Armin Siegfried Riedel (68) and wife Brunhild Riedel (66) guilty on all 11 counts they are charged with. Bernadus Afrikaner (36) and Salathiel Unaeb (48) are facing two counts of murder,...
A woman accused of defrauding a private school in Windhoek of more than N$2,8 million is due to go on trial on 12 May this year. Maria Johanna Coetzee (52), is expected to plead to 18 counts of fraud, alternatively 12 counts of theft, six counts of attempted theft, and a charge of money-laundering. Judge...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday acquitted a 63-year-old farmer, who was accused of shooting and killing a suspected livestock thief. Coenraad Nolte was being tried for allegedly murdering Nankutu Faustinus Nyangana (28) on 10 February 2020 at his farm Gariganus about 20 kilometres out of Keetmanshoop. In his ruling, magistrate Frans Anderson...
Iuze Mukube Trial dates in relation to the Fishrot corruption scandal will be determined next Tuesday, a High Court judge announced. The scheduling is for the purpose of paving the way for the main trial to finally proceed. High Court Judge Claudia Claasen announced the postponement to a date when the presiding judge, Moses Chinhengo,...
SWAKOPMUND – Animal rights activists in Swakopmund are demanding justice following a spate of dog thefts in the town. In the latest case, four suspects, including a minor, were arrested and charged with theft and money laundering. They were also charged under the Animal Protection Act for causing suffering to an animal. This follows the...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Two South African nationals, who stand accused of defrauding the Engen service station at Noordoewer of N$3.6 million, made their first court appearance at Keetmanshoop on Tuesday. The accused persons, 45-year-old Antoinette Arp and 47-year-old Henry George Arp, made their court appearance before Magistrate Erich Dandu. The case was postponed to...
The police in the Erongo region are investigating the deaths of three people, whose bodies were discovered in separate locations after they were reported missing last year. The incidents, classified as unnatural deaths, occurred at Tubusis, Otjimbingwe and Okombahe. Erongo police spokesperson Ileni Shapumba on Wednesday said the decomposed body of an unidentified man,...
Iuze Mukube The bail application of a 44-year-old man, accused of illegal wildlife hunting, was dismissed last Wednesday in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court by Magistrate Jozanne Klazen. The accused, Mukobela Lasken Mukobela, a police officer, was arrested on 10 December 2024 for his alleged involvement in a poaching syndicate. This came nearly two years after...
OMUTHIYA – A 29-year-old man allegedly raped a 24-year-old woman in Onyaanya area in the Oshikoto region on Friday. A crime report issued by regional commander Theopoline Kalompho-Nashikaku stated that the incident occurred at 22h00. A case has been opened against the suspect, an Angolan national. Kalompho-Nashikaku said the suspect allegedly escorted the victim from...
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Namibia clearly defined the delegation of powers in an administrative set-up to the Bank of Namibia (BoN). The bank decided to appeal in the apex court after the High Court ruled that it was not entitled to delegate the powers delegated to it by Treasury to an...