OMUTHIYA – Police in the Oshikoto region arrested a 38-year-old woman after she was allegedly found in possession of illicit goods worth N$44 600. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) regional commander Theopoline Kalompho-Nashikaku said the arrest occurred at the Oshivelo check point around 12h00 last Thursday after the woman was found in possession of ‘Yes’ cigarettes,...
Iuze Mukube The murder and arson trial of Mecthilde Karomo (32) was allocated to Windhoek High Court judge Claudia Claasen on Thursday by Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula. The trial was set down for 24 November 2024 on Judge Claasen’s case management roll to determine possible trial dates. Karomo faces charges of arson and two...
A 35-year-old man from Hochfeld in the Okahandja district was convicted of rape on Friday by Regional Magistrate Selma Sibeya in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Sibeya convicted Andreas Mouton on one count of rape. He was charged with raping a 30-year-old woman who has the mindset of a three-to-five-year-old. Mouton pleaded not guilty and proffered...
A former police officer was convicted of the rape of his biological daughter by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen yesterday. The judge further convicted the man – who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim – of incest. She, however, acquitted him on three counts of child trafficking, and one count...
The criminal trial of forex trader-turned-politician, Michael Saddam Amushelelo and his business partner Gergory Cloete, was postponed to 16 April next year to pave the way for their appeal in the Supreme Court. The business partners are awaiting trial on 365 counts of fraud, alternatively theft by false pretences, conducting a banking business without authorisation...
Iuze Mukube The pre-trial hearing for British millionaire Harvy Boulter has been postponed by the High Court to allow his appeal in the Supreme Court to be finalised. During the hearing yesterday, Windhoek High Court Judge Hosea Angula ordered that the accused’s pre-trial be rolled over to 16 April 2025. This is to make way...
WALVIS BAY – The bail hearing for the seven suspects accused of murdering 24-year-old university student Matheus Sheehama is expected to start next Tuesday. The suspects, including Jessica !Gaes – who was dating Sheehama at the time of his death – her brother Jimmy !Gaeb, and her ex-boyfriend Michael Awaseb (24), are among the key...
Iuze Mukube After a shocking incident which attracted major public attention over the weekend, a young man was found guilty of wrecking and vandalising a government official’s car in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The incident took place on Sunday, as Frans Narib (18), flung stones at a vehicle parked in front of a...
A former police officer accused of raping his biological daughter, impregnating her before forcing her to abort the foetus was found guilty of rape and incest this morning by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen. The man cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa has set aside a fine of more than R216 million and a 10-year debarment of Namibian businessman Coenraad Botha. Botha owns CBI X SA, a bitcoin investment entity, and is the founder of Coin-Based Innovation Global, also known as CBI Association. He was investigated by the...