April 28, 2023
Namibia: Teacher Scammed Through Letshego By Relative
A female teacher from the Oshikoto region was swindled through a N$290 500 loan by a relative, who allegedly obtained her identity document on the pretence of wedding registration… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Namibia: Crypto Company Contests for Frozen Funds
A crypto trading company, CBI Exchange Namibia seeks the help of the High Court to force the Bank of Namibia to release its funds after the bank froze its business account for… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Namibia: Mega Drug Dealers' Appeal Bid Fails
The duo incarcerated for dealing in cocaine with a street market value of N$206 million have lost their chance to petition the Supreme Court over their conviction. Read more »
April 13, 2023
Namibia: Judiciary Clears Air On Zim Judge's Appointment
In an effort to clear the air around the appointment of Zimbabwean judge Rita Makarau as acting judge of the Supreme Court until 31 March 2024, which caused uproar on social media,… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Africa: Namibia's Sports Minister Disappointed Over Rules Targetting Women Athletes with High Testosterone Levels
Sports Minister Agnes Tjongarero has expressed disappointment with the World Athletics (WA) over its new rule, banning athletes with high levels of testosterone from competing. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Namibia: 'Protest' Gets Activists, MP Arrested
The youth protest against unemployment, which was supposed to take place yesterday in Windhoek, has resulted in the arrest of social justice activists Michael Amushelelo and… Read more »
Namibia: Supreme Court Revokes Surrogate Child Citizenship
Five judges of the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Windhoek High Court was wrong when it ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration to grant citizenship to the… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Namibia: SIM Registrations Only in Person
MTC has advised the public that the ongoing MTC has advised the public that the ongoing mandatory SIM registration process is only available and done in person through MTC SIM… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Namibia: Wasserfall Murder Trial On Downhill
The trial of Azaan Madisia (30) and her brother and co-accused Steven Mulundu (25) is entering its last phase, with both having finished their evidence in their defence. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Namibia: Drug Bust Accused Denied Bail
Two Namibian men, who were found in possession of 20.930kg of cannabis worth over N$1 million in the town's Tseiblaagte residential area, were denied bail on Monday in the… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Namibia: 50,000 People Undocumented in Namibia
For his entire life, Nghidipo Rafael has had to prove that he indeed exists. Read more »
February 21, 2023
Namibia: Alleged Coitus Killer Pleads Not Guilty
A Gobabis resident, accused of killing his romantic partner during sexual intercourse, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Namibia: Squatter Law Challenge Torn Apart
A three-judge bench of the High Court dismantled land activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma's constitutionality challenge of the squatters' proclamation law before throwing it out. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Namibia: Church Murder Accused Granted Bail
Two men who were arrested in connection to the rape and murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose body was found dumped at a local church in Windhoek in 2021, were released on bail… Read more »
Namibia: Fishrot Lawyers Rip Ueitele Judgement Apart
Three Supreme Court judges yesterday heard an appeal against the decision of the Windhoek High Court to refuse to grant six of the Fishrot accused bail. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Namibia: Filicide Accused to Plead Guilty
Former police officer Vapeni Boois is charged with a count of murder, read in conjunction with the combatting of domestic violence law, and faces a second charge of defeating or… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Namibia: Over 900 Implicated in Tax Fraud
The number of people implicated in the massive fraudulent tax refund scam has increased from 409, as reported in July 2022, to 921 while the amount involved has escalated from N$36… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Namibia: Suspects Arrested With Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Skins
The Namibian Police in Mukwe constituency in the Kavango East region on Friday arrested a 31-year-old man after he was found in possession of controlled wildlife products - two… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Namibia: Amushelelo Injured During Latest Arrest
The lawyer representing Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)'s member Michael Amushelelo, who was arrested yesterday after a commotion at a Windhoek café, said his… Read more »
Namibia: Arson, Double Murder Accused Seeks Legal Aid
A 39-year-old woman accused of murdering a couple by setting alight their shack during the festive season, is seeking to obtain a state-funded lawyer. Read more »
Namibia: Teacher's Assaulter Granted Bail
A Windhoek resident, who was filmed while assaulting a teacher at school on Monday for allegedly cheating with her husband, was granted bail yesterday by the Katutura Magistrate's… Read more »
Namibia: Priest Nabbed for Water Pump Theft
The police at Rundu have arrested two suspects, including a Catholic priest, for allegedly stealing a solar water pump for a borehole from Nyangana Parish. The two were arrested on… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Namibia: State Wants Imprisonment for Man Acquitted On Rape
State advocate Palmer Khumalo on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence a man she acquitted on charges of kidnapping and rape, but convicted on a lesser… Read more »
Namibia: Karibib Bids Farewell to Murdered Boy
In an emotional ceremony at the Alpha and Omega Lutheran Church in Karibib, family, friends and residents bade farewell to the little boy, Adrian Myne Oswyn (6) who was brutally… Read more »
Namibia: Dis-Chem Pharmacy Registration Remains Intact
The High Court has declined to set aside the decision of the Pharmacy Council of Namibia not to terminate the registration of Dis-Chem Pharmacies as community pharmacies in… Read more »