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 »
October 25, 2022
Namibia: Prosecutor General Says Hatuikulipi Made U.S.$3,9 Million From Fishrot
One of the alleged key figures in the Fishrot saga, James Hatuikulipi, raked in more than N$58.2 million from the scheme, prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has claimed. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Namibia: Magistrate Commits 'Irregularities' in Fishrot Bribery Case
The High Court has concluded the Windhoek Magistrate's Court committed irregularities in handling the case of Fishrot accused James Hatuikulipi and co-accused Sakaria Kuutondokwa… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Namibia: Fishrot Recusal Decision On Ice
Trevor Brockerhoff, the lawyer of Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo, last week informed Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller that they to date have not received feedback on… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Namibia: Namibia Agitates for Rhino Hunting
Namibia will ask CITES to allow the sustainable hunting and trade of white rhino, saying the revenue derived from it would go directly back into conservation and anti-poaching… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Namibia: State Wants Maximum Penalty for Drug Dealers Noble, Azhar
State advocate Timo Itula on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Orben Sibeya to sentence drug dealers Grant Noble and Dinath Azhar to the maximum allowed under the Drugs Act,… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Namibia: Illegal Fencing Continues Unabated
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has raised concern over illegal fencing of communal land, especially in the northern regions. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Namibia: 'Ngungula' Pushes Fuel Stations to the Brink ... As Smuggling Continues Unabated
With fuel becoming increasingly unaffordable, smuggling of the commodity across the border from Angola has not just caused skirmishes between locals, the police and smugglers,… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Namibia: Authorities to Probe Five Deaths After Plane Crash at Impalila Island
Experts and investigators will arrive at Impalila island in the Zambezi region today to investigate and gather information to determine the exact cause of the deadly aircraft… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Namibia: State Admits Irregularities in Fishrot-Bribery Case
The Windhoek Magistrate's Court Thursday ruled there were irregularities committed in the handling of the bribery case of Fishrot accused, James Hatuikulipi and Sakaria Kuutondokwa… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Namibia: Former Minister Hanse-Himarwa Farm Probe Awaits Prosecutor General's Decision
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday confirmed the investigation into corruption claims levelled against former ministers Katrina Hanse-Himarwa and Alpheus !Naruseb in… Read more »
June 23, 2006
Namibia: New Plan for Land Reform
With the willing-buyer, willing-seller policy on land reform not delivering the desired results, Namibia's biggest farmers' unions, the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) and… Read more »