Two men, Andreas Akwaake (53) and Immanuel Iipinge (39), were arrested in Noordoewer on March 28 for being in possession of N$725,000 in cash. The suspects appeared before the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court last week and were subsequently denied bail. A state prosecutor on Wednesday linked the arrest to the NAMDIA diamonds robbery when he informed […]
Two men, Andreas Akwaake (53) and Immanuel Iipinge (39), were arrested in Noordoewer on March 28 for being in possession of N$750,000 in cash. The suspects appeared before the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court last week and were subsequently denied bail. A state prosecutor on Wednesday linked the arrest to the NAMDIA diamonds robbery when he informed […]
High Court Judge Anne-Doris Hans-Kaumbi has ordered that activist Michael Amushelelo be detained at the Windhoek Correctional Facility’s trial awaiting section until Wednesday. The judge found that the activist made contemptuous utterances stemming from remarks he made during his court appearance on contempt of court. Amushelelo appeared before the court in response to an urgent […]
The Outjo Magistrates Court in the Kunene Region has remanded four men accused of stealing 31 cattle in the Outjo district last week. The men are alleged to have operated an illegal slaughterhouse at Farm Mountbauten and Farm Bergvlei. The accused are Killian Tjikaka Masela, 47; Mathues Kataeko, 34; Vevangapi Kambampa, 30; and Titus Nekongo, […]
The 17-year-old suspect accused of murdering six family members has been remanded in police custody, with his case postponed to May 28. The police clarified to the media that the suspect is not an 18-year-old man, as previously reported, but rather a minor who will turn 18 on April 18. Due to his age, the […]
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and Works Minister Veikko Nekundi have extended their condolences on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Namibian Government to the families of six victims allegedly murdered by a 17-year-old male family member in Usakos’ Hakhaseb area. Prime Minister Ngurare urged all Namibians to keep the grieving families in their thoughts […]
A suspect was apprehended at Ariamsvlei this morning during an intelligence-led operation, found in possession of two bags containing 26 parcels of cannabis. The cannabis weighed approximately 27,000 grams (27 kg), police report, with a value exceeding N$ 1.3 million. A 31-year-old South African national was arrested in connection with the trafficking case. Another male […]
The police have arrested four men in connection with the theft of 31 cattle from Farm Mountbauten and Farm Bergvlei in the district of Outjo. The suspects, aged 30, 34, 41, and 47, were arrested during a joint operation by police, a farmer’s association, and the local neighbourhood watch after allegedly driving the cattle with […]
The police in the Zambezi Region are searching for three escapees after five trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the Ngoma police station holding cells on Saturday. Zambezi Police Commissioner Andreas Shilelo is appealing to residents of Kabbe South and North to be on the lookout for suspicious movements of people in their areas. Shilelo told nbc […]
Police have detained a 17-year-old male as a suspect in the murder of six people at the Hakhaseb location in Usakos. The suspect, who turns 18 tomorrow, is a relative of the deceased persons. The suspect is also charged with defeating the course of justice for allegedly burning the six victims in the early hours […]
