Crime and Courts

State advocate Ethel Ndlovu has asked Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo to remove a man he convicted for murder, kidnapping and several rapes from society for a very long time.

Self-proclaimed prophet and founder of the House of Joy Ministries Jackson Babi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Friday for rhino poaching.

Bereavement has delayed the continuation of the trial of lay litigant August Maletzky and his former assistant Simon Afrikaner in the Windhoek High Court yesterday before Judge Herman January.

Over 186 cases of cell phone smuggling were recorded at Namibian correctional facilities in a year.

State lawyer Taodago Gaweseb yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen to remove convicted baby killer and 30-year-old Priscilla Daukeline Stuurman from society for a very long period.

A 27-year-old man, accused of kidnapping, raping and strangling a 27-year-old woman to death, is yet to get a lawyer to represent him for his trial.

As cases of gender-based violence continue unabated, the ministry of justice created an environment that is friendly for victims to testify without fear.

A resident of Känaan location in Gobabis yesterday pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and two counts of housebreaking with intent to rob and robbery.

A former military paramedic, who is currently serving 35 years imprisonment for murdering his ex-girlfriend four years ago, has turned to the Supreme Court after his application for leave to appeal was dismissed by the High Court.

A young woman, accused of killing her 70-year-old lover by stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife, will get new dates for her trial hearing. Magistrate Mehluli Nyazo postponed the case of Victoria Gorases (25) to 23 May for allocation of new trial dates and to allow Gorases’ new lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji to obtain disclosure and consult her.