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 Two residents of Outjo who are currently serving lengthy prison sentences for unrelated offences want the court to allow sentencing in a murder and rape case before the court to run concurrently with their existing sentences. The accused, Lourense Aib (32) and Hendrick Nowoseb (34), made an appearance before Judge Nate Ndauendapo in...
Eba Kandovazu A 46-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her brother-in-law and injuring her husband in Windhoek’s Elisenheim estate, made her first appearance in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where she was denied bail. Making her brief appearance before Magistrate Victoria Absalom, Andrea Feris was informed of her right to either represent herself, secure...
Mulisa Simyasa OTJIWARONGO – A suspect in the murder of a woman at Otjiwarongo on Monday was arrested in the Windhoek district. The Namibian Police’s crime investigations coordinator in the Otjozondjupa region, Detective Deputy Commissioner Edna Nawa, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest, saying the 18-year-old suspect was known to the deceased. The deceased, who has...
Iuze Mukube An Angolan national has been sentenced to a fine of over half a million after being found guilty of illegally fishing in Namibian waters. He got a N$650 000 fine. The accused, Ricardo Rodriques, faced charges of contravening two sections of the Marine Resources Act. The first count is harvesting marine resources without...
Iuze Mukube Mecthilde Karomo (33), who is accused of murdering her ex-lover and his girlfriend by setting them alight in a shack whilst they slept, has denied setting the house on fire. Karomo was testifying on Tuesday before Windhoek High Court judge Claudia Claasen. She faces two counts of murder and one count of arson...
Iuze Mukube A decision by the prosecutor general on Tuesday has set the stage for the continuation of the bribery case against former agriculture minister Mac-Albert Hengari. Hengari and his co-accused will now be arraigned in the Windhoek Regional Court before Magistrate Justine Asino. The two face three charges, including one of contravening section 34...
Iuze Mukube For the first time, ex-Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala and his co-accused Ricardo Gustavo find themselves diametrically opposed on the way forward in the protracted Fishrot matter that has faced legal harbingers from the genesis. This week, the duo disagreed on the fitness of the presiding officer, Acting Judge Marilize du Plessis. On one...
Three people were granted bail of N$800 on Monday at the Okahao Magistrate’s Court after they were arrested for allegedly shooting an elephant that killed a 46-year-old woman last week in the Omusati region. The accused have been identified as Paulus Wilhelm (23), Ndeshipanda Fillemon Kaapangelwa (51) and Ndinelago Inamugadhimbwa Awala (34). Police said Inamugadhimbwa...
Iuze Mukube A former employee at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam), who allegedly misled clients into depositing money into his personal bank account instead of the institution’s, appeared in court last Friday. The accused, Katoole Ipinge (42), was arrested on 5 March 2026 for allegedly contravening sections of the Anti-Corruption Act. He...