A suspected robber was fatally shot and killed on Tuesday morning along Independence Avenue next to Engen service station in Windhoek’s central business district. One suspect was apprehended, while another escaped during an attempted robbery.Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi of the Namibian Police said the incident occurred around 07h40 at Kwasi (The Tailor) clothing shop.The owner of...
Iuze Mukube The concerning pattern of murders in Namibia continued over the weekend. In total, six murders were reported by the Namibian Police Force between Friday and Sunday. The first incident occurred in Ondangwa on Friday. The suspect, identified as Elia Shitongeni Hamukwaya, a male aged 38, allegedly killed his girlfriend, Emilia Nangombe (34), before...
A 36-year-old medical doctor, accused of raping his seven-year-old son, wants the court to release him on a warning. The doctor, who may not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim, and his mother are facing a charge of rape each. It is alleged by the State that they sexually violated the...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – A Brazilian tourist charged with culpable homicide and negligent driving following an accident in which nine people were killed on the B1 road outside Otavi, was on Thursday released on bail by the Otavi Magistrate’s Court. The 59-year-old Luiz Charles Araujo De Sa appeared before Magistrate Ounjandere Ndjiharine, who set bail...
The wife and co-accused of a man on trial for the murder of a nine-year-old girl allegedly confessed to a State witness that he killed the deceased. Esther Nkata, who at first said she is the mother of Edward Nkata, but then corrected herself and said he is her sister’s son, told Windhoek High Court...
A 44-year-old man accused of raping his biological daughter was denied bail when he made his first appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The Health Defence League (HDL) does not have legal standing to represent those it claims to, the High Court has ruled.
Eight suspects from Iikango C village in the Oshigambo area who were arrested on Saturday for the alleged assault of a 67-year-old Namibian woman, were remanded in custody at Ondangwa on Monday.
Eight suspects from Iikango C village in the Oshigambo area who were arrested on Saturday for the alleged assault of a 67-year-old Namibian woman, were remanded in custody at Ondangwa on Monday.
The Health Defence League (HDL) does not have legal standing to represent those it claims to, the High Court has ruled.