Bravery Kabula Police recorded several cases over the weekend, ranging from culpable homicide, reckless driving, murder, robbery, inquests, drug-related offences and other serious crimes across the country. Here is the brief: Culpable homicide and reckless driving Tragic vehicle accidents claimed the lives of seven people over the weekend. At Onandjaba in the Omusati region on...
Iuze Mukube Former Namib Desert Diamonds security officer Joel Angula yesterday failed to prove that he was a worthy candidate for bail. He was arrested in connection with the N$315-million diamond heist at Namdia’s premises last year. Windhoek Magistrate’s Court Magistrate Atutala Shikalepo, in her dismissal, said the interest of justice dictates that the accused’s...
Iuze Mukube The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed the arrest of a Namra employee in connection with alleged corruption in the issuance of a Tax Good Standing Certificate. Richard Oaseb, a Tax Officer employed at the nation’s tax collection agency, was arrested on Tuesday, 16 February 2026. The arrest follows an investigation into allegations that...
Iuze Mukube Stockley Kauejao’s (51), who was sentenced for the murder of stock investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua was unsuccessful in his quest to appeal his conviction on Friday. Kauejao’s application for leave to appeal his conviction with the Supreme Court was dismissed by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka. Another convict, Afas Kamutjemo, who...
Iuze Mukube Three individuals implicated in the alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) were granted bail on Friday. Among the released accused are former bank employee Heidi Elly Boois and the relatives of fugitive Victor Malema, Martha Ndinelao Antindi (mother) and Johanna Hambelela Mundjego (aunt). The group was arrested...
Iuze Mukube Following the transfer of their trial to the High Court, three men accused of murder and robbery made their first appearance in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. The accused are Erastus Mwalipeni Gabriel (40), Iyambo Nicodemus Hango (21) and Abast Nyanyukweni Muya (26). They face the charges of murder, two counts of robbery...
WALVIS BAY – Police in Erongo have arrested 221 suspects in connection with drug-related cases from October 2025 to date. Of these, 189 were Namibian men, 23 Namibian women, seven foreign nationals (men) and two foreign female nations. During the raids, police confiscated drugs and other illicit substances with an estimated street value of N$2.5...
Iuze Mukube A 33-year-old Walvis Bay resident, who brutally and mercilessly assaulted his five-year-old stepson, was sentenced to an effective 30-year imprisonment by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday. While reading the judgement of Riddick Melchior, Narib Shivute said the deceased Dantali Wilfried regarded the accused as a father, but this “father turned into a...
BUNYA – The Namibian Police in Kavango West are investigating a case of illegal hunting after a crocodile was found killed and mutilated at Bunya village on Monday. The suspect allegedly killed the protected reptile before removing its brain, gall bladder and tail tip without a permit, violating Section 27 (1) of the Nature Conservation...
OSHAKATI – The Oshakati High Court has dismissed a defamation application brought against activist Tangy Mike Tshilongo with costs. The matter has been removed from the roll and considered finalised. The matter was heard in the Northern Local Division before Judge David Munsu on Tuesday. The applicants were Uukwambi Traditional Authority chief Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu...