WINDHOEK - Rachel Rittmann, who was sentenced to life imprisonment last year by Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg for the murder of her husband, 35-year-old Rudolph Henry Rittmann, is seeking leave to appeal the sentence in the Supreme Court.
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Govt external debt up to N$32.4bn
WINDHOEK - Namibia’s external debt stock rose by 13 percent annually to N$32.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of the 2019/20 financial year, Bank of Namibia governor Ipumbu Shiimi said.
Swakopmund elephant collared
SWAKOPMUND - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) successfully collared a male elephant that wondered off and was spotted in Swakopmund in December last year.
No bail for Fishrot bribe accused
WINDHOEK – The man arrested this week for allegedly trying to bribe one of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigators in the Fishrot scandal, was denied bail when he made his first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Pastor accused of rape, kidnapping hospitalised
WALVIS BAY - The rape and kidnapping case of a Walvis Bay-based pastor, Mervin Damaseb, had to be postponed yesterday morning after he fell ill while in police custody.
Ex-cop charged over N$720 000 scam denied bail
WALVIS BAY - A 30-year-old former police officer, who was arrested last weekend in Oranjemund for allegedly swindling a Walvis Bay businessman out of N$720 000, was denied bail when he appeared in court this week.
Okugandja iilonga kaakiintu otashi shunitha omahepekathano pevi- Nashilongo
WINDHOEK - Omutse gwehangano ndyoka tali lwitha omahepeko gwookakwashike kookantu moshilongo lyedhina Monica Gender Based Violence Solution Centre, Shaanika Nashilongo ota indile aanangeshefa noshowo aagandji yiilonga mboka ya pumbwa aaniilonga opo ya konge oku pitila mombelewa yawo otashi shunithe omahepekathano gwomomagumbo pevi.
RA dismisses corruption claims
WINDHOEK - The Roads Authority (RA) has vehemently denied any charges of corruption or fraud regarding the construction of multi-million-dollar gravel access roads in the Omusati and Ohangwena regions.
N$8 000 bail for drunken drivers here to stay
WINDHOEK - The Namibian police have maintained that the new standardised bail amounts, including N$8 000 for motorists caught under the influence of alcohol, will remain in place.
Namibia remains top tourist destination
WINDHOEK - Namibia remains a tourist destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Over 1.5 million tourists visited Namibia in 2018, compared to roughly 1.49 million visitors who arrived in the country in 2017, the minister of tourism Pohamba Shifeta announced yesterday.