July 04, 2023
Namibia: Möller Murder Accused Applies to Recall Witnesses
The main accused in the trial of five men accused of the murder of Walvis Bay businessman Hans- Jorg Möller yesterday applied to have three State witnesses recalled for… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Namibia: Cross-Border Maize Meal Smuggling Continues Unabated in Zambezi
The law-enforcement authorities in the Zambezi region have expressed great concern about the high incidences of maize meal smuggling into the region from neigbouring Zambia. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Namibia: Kidnap, Rape and Murder Accused Pleads Not Guilty
A 27-year-old Drimiopsis resident, accused of kidnapping, rape and murder, yesterday pleaded not-guilty to the charges before Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute. Read more »
June 12, 2023
Namibia: Deadly Concoction 'Prophet' Denied Bail
A self-proclaimed prophet who last week used tree roots to brew a potion that claimed the lives of two women in the Kavango East region, has been denied bail by the Rundu… Read more »
Namibia: Supreme Court Grounds Menzies
Three judges of the Namibia Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought by British-owned Menzies Aviation against a High Court decision that ordered it to vacate the Hosea… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Namibia: Lichtenstrasser Calls Foreign Forensic Expert
Admitted double-accused murderer Ernst Josef Lichtenstrasser will call a forensic expert from South Africa to testify in his defence when his trial resumes at the end of July. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Africa: Investigative Journalism Under Threat in Africa
Investigative journalists in Africa have to find innovative ways to do their work as resources become scarce and safety concerns grow. Read more »
Namibia: Fishrot Fugitive De Klerk in South African Court Today
Fishrot paymaster Marén De Klerk was on Friday arrested in Pearl, South Africa, following the issuing of his warrant of arrest by a Windhoek Magistrate in April 2021. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Namibia: Okahandja Five Killings Still 'Under Investigation'
The Namibian Police have said no arrests have been made in the shooting incident that occurred in Okahandja last month, where five suspected robbers were allegedly killed by the… Read more »
Namibia: A-Gs Next Move On Same-Sex Marriage
The matters of Digashu and Seiler-Lilles has a protracted litigation history that is not short of an indictment on article 12 of the Namibian Constitution's trial within reasonable… Read more »
Namibia: Woman Arrested for Selling Birds
A 28-year-old woman was allegedly arrested for being in possession of cooked wild bird meat at Casablanca shebeens centre in Oshivelo, Oshikoto region. Read more »
Namibia: Math Muddle Leaves N$23m Tender in Limbo
The review panel of the tender board has turned to the High Court to have its own decision in a N$23.7 million tender set aside. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Namibia: Govt Puts Same-Sex Marriage Under Microscope
Attorney general Festus Mbandeka said the government is conducting a legal assessment on the recent groundbreaking ruling of the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Namibia: Alarm Over Kunene Conservancies' 'Impunity'
Police in the Kunene region have been besieged with land disputes, particularly between community conservancies and traditional leaders. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Namibia: Same-Sex Ruling Ruffles Feathers
Following the ground-breaking decision by the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages solemnised outside Namibia, a wave of opposition has surged across the nation as… Read more »
Namibia: Appeal Court Reduces Child Rapist's Sentence
Two judges of the High Court reduced the 30-year sentence a man received in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court for rapes. Read more »
Namibia: Appeal Court Sets Aside Wholly Suspended Sentence
The High Court last week set aside a wholly suspended sentence of 10 years imposed on a Windhoek resident, who killed a fellow security guard on 13 August 2015 and replaced it with… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Namibia: Chaos At Court Over Not-Guilty Verdict
An uproar erupted at the Windhoek High Court yesterday when Judge Christi Liebenberg exonerated Azaan Madisia (30) and her brother and co-accused Steven Mulundu (25) on charges of… Read more »
Namibia: Germany Can't Ignore Namibia, UN Criticism - MP
Germany is increasingly becoming a pariah state, at least from an African vantage point, over the manner in which it has handled discussions on the 1904-08 Ovaherero and Nama… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Namibia: Lawyer Accuses State of Collusion
Salomon Kanyemba, the defence counsel for one of the American citizen's accused of the assassin-like murder of Namibian André Heckmair in Windhoek in January 2011, yesterday… Read more »
Namibia: Conservancies Want Legal Cost Waived
Conservancies who have dragged ReconAfrica to court in an attempt to stop exploration on community-managed land, are asking government to waive the legal cost which now stands at… Read more »
Namibia: Outjo Remains Kunene's Crime Capital
Between 2016 and now, the police in the Kunene region recorded 11 936 criminal cases across all 16 stations. The cases include murder, rape, stock theft and domestic violence,… Read more »
Namibia: Boulter's Legal Woes Mount...As Emiratis Sue Him for N$57m
Legal trouble seems to follow British businessman and murder-accused, Harvey Boulter everywhere he goes as a group of Emiratis claim he defrauded them out of more than N$56.9… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Namibia: Judges Roast Magistrate Over 'Unfair' Ruling
Two judges of the High Court roasted a Mariental magistrate for what they deemed "a flagrant disregard" of an accused's constitutional right to legal representation. Read more »
Namibia: 'Unhygienic' Lüderitz Grocer Fights Closure
OK Foods, one of only two food retailers in Lüderitz, is seeking the High Court's assistance to get its store up and running again after it was shut down by the municipality… Read more »