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 »
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 »