Eba Kandovazu Social activist and former forex trader Michael Amushelelo and his business partner, Gregory Cloete, have asked the State to consolidate 360 fraud and money laundering charges against them, arguing that several counts are duplications. The two appeared before High Court Judge Hannelie Prinsloo on Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.Amushelelo and Cloete were arrested...
OSHAKATI – The police in the Omusati region are investigating the death of a 22-month-old boy at Okathitukambanda village in the Ogongo constituency on Monday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) regional commander Ismael Basson said the incident reportedly occurred around 19h40 when the deceased was left under minimal supervision with his twin cousins aged two, and...
Iuze Mukube A man accused of assaulting and killing his ex-girlfriend in 2023 in the district of Otjiwarongo unsuccessfully challenged the admissibility of his confession and warning statement. This follows a ruling by Acting High Court Judge Marilize du Plessis. The accused, Protasius Kuvirua, faces four counts, including murder, assault by threat, malicious damage to...
Iuze Mukube Puma Energy Namibia has approached the court seeking an order to urgently restore its access and control over key fuel and operational areas at Eros Airport and Ondangwa Airport. This access, the company claims, was unlawfully deprived of by the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on 11 March 2026. In the court documents, Puma...
OSHAKATI – A pensioner, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly physically abusing her domestic worker, an Angolan national, was denied bail when she made her first appearance in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 62-year-old Selma Daniel was arrested for allegedly employing the 16-year-old girl as a domestic worker and assaulting her. The...
Dalene Kooper Drug-related arrests topped the weekend crime report issued by the Namibian police on Sunday. The report recorded several drug-related arrests across various towns of the country. The weekend crime report, several suspects were arrested for possession and dealing in drugs, including parcels of cannabis and mandrax tablets, during search operations conducted by the...
Iuze Mukube Former parliamentarian Steve Biko Booys, who stands accused of rape, has lodged a fresh bail application based on new facts, after several unsuccessful attempts to secure his release. Booys is accused of two counts of rape for allegedly sexually violating his 20-year-old daughter at home in Okahandja on two occasions, on 16 January...
Bravery Kabula Several suspects were arrested across the country for possession of drugs over the weekend. Housebreakings At Ongwediva, suspects allegedly forced open a bedroom window using an unknown object and stole a cellphone and two laptops that were near a bed. No arrests have been made. In another incident at Olunkono, unknown suspects entered...
ONDANGWA – Five of the six men accused of the murder of Ondangwa Control Prosecutor Justine Shiweda were denied bail when they appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Their case has been postponed to 8 April for further investigation and accused to secure legal representation. Magistrate Kaevarua Veruka Njembo presided over the matter. The...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ester Martin, a 66-year-old pensioner, is facing eviction with her family of over 25 people in Elyambala, Ongwediva. The family has reportedly lived on the land (Erf 5407) for the past 60 years. They claim their land was sold by an in-law without their consent. What is more, Martin is not sure how...