Formal bail application proceedings are not to determine if the applicant is guilty or not but rather to prove if he/she is a good candidate for bail.
These were the remarks of Magistrate Shaatuna Kalla before granting bail to City police spokesperson Fabian Amukwelele (37) last week in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court.
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Oshipale sha yangata po komulilo thilu
ONGWEDIVA-Omulilo ogwa thigi egumbo lyaFarres Ambata pomutenya, sho iilya ayihe mbyoka ya li ya longo mepya nuumvo ya pi po thiluthilu, momukunda Iihongo moshitopolwa shaNayena mOndonga.
EIG applicants besiege finance ministry
While more than half a million needy Namibians were approved for the emergency income grant (EIG) of N$750, hordes of the more than 394 000 unsuccessful applicants continue to inundate the Ministry of Finance with queries as to why they have not benefited from the Covid-19 relief grant.
General busted for buying booze worth N$70 000
A senior member of the Namibian Defence Force has been caught and fined N$4 000 after he was found to be complicit in the illegal sale of alcohol during the nationwide lockdown period.
Unam to cull pigs as swine fever spreads
The African swine fever that reportedly killed over 102 pigs in the Omusati region has spread to the University of Namibia’s Ogongo Campus.
As such, 23 pigs from Ogongo campus will be culled after coming into contact with infected pigs.
Drug suspect gets bail of N$5 000
A 37-year-old man, found in possession of 605 Mandrax tablets on the B1 road last month, was released on bail by the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court.
Vendors feel the squeeze under strict virus measures
Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu has appealed to companies to come on board and assist with spring-cleaning markets around the city to enable vendors to resume trading.
Oositola itadhi taamba ookasitoma inaadhi zala uumaska
ONGWEDIVA - Oositola dhiikulya niikutu monooli odha itula mo n tadhi simaneke elombwelo lyomuPresidente Hage Geingob lyolweetho olutiyali, okukeelela omukithi gwoCovid-19.
Call for immediate resumption of critical grades
Former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, who is a teacher by profession, has suggested learners who are in critical grades, especially in grade 11 and 12 should resume classes because not every child can afford online learning.
Geingob thanks Trump for ‘invaluable donation’
President Hage Geingob has thanked US President Donald Trump for donating N$100 million to Namibia, which was handed over last week to the Namibian government.