The murder case of Keetmanshoop resident Elleste Plaatjies, who died following an alleged brutal attack by Namibian police officers, may soon return to the court roll. NamPol’s crime investigation coordinator in the ||Kharas Region, Deputy Commissioner Nicodemus Mbango, confirmed to nbc News that police investigations have been finalized. The case was provisionally struck from the […]
A 30-year-old Namibian woman, Pauline Mbangula, who was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in September 2024 after arriving from São Paulo with over 68 cocaine bullets ingested in her stomach, will make her 4th appearance before a Johannesburg magistrate on February 26. According to Namibia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Veiccoh Nghiwete, Mbangula remains […]
The police at Karasburg are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the death of a 17-year-old boy injured during a football match. The deceased has been identified as Bradley Waterboer, a Grade 9 learner at Lordsville Secondary School. Waterboer’s next of kin are aware of his death. The incident occurred around 17:00 on Thursday. […]
|Uis activist Jimmy ||Areseb has been granted bail of N$2,000 by Omaruru Magistrate Asi Gariseb following his arrest on Saturday. ||Areseb was taken into custody after participating in a sit-in at the Daures Traditional Authority offices, organized by a group of concerned community members, who were demanding to meet withntheir chief, Sagaruas Seibeb. He faced […]
Social justice activist Jimmy ||Areseb, chairman of a group protesting against Chief of the Daure Daman Sagarias Seibeb, is set to appear at the Omaruru Magistrate’s Court today, following his arrest on Saturday. ||Areseb faces charges of obstructing the administration of justice, interfering with police officers executing their duties, and contravening the Riotous Assembly Act. […]
The Namibian Police (NamPol) Force in the Omusati Region has arrested a 36-year-old man after he reportedly stabbed to death his 41-year-old cousin. NamPol Regional Commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday at Ohama yaShuunda village in the Outapi Constituency. According to Basson, it is alleged that the […]
The police in the Omaheke Region have recorded ten cases of drinking and driving, four road accidents with one fatality, and a decrease in serious crimes such as armed robberies, housebreakings, assaults, and theft from motor vehicles since the start of the festive season operation. The Regional Commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze, says the force has […]
Travellers return from their destinations as the festive season draws to a close. Otjozondjupa Regional Commander Commissioner Philip Hidengwa called on road users to be vigilant and patient on the roads. The commander was speaking at the Otjiwarongo roadblock as some drivers demonstrated impatience even at the roadblock. In just about an hour at the […]
The Windhoek High Court will deliver its judgement in a case brought by Swapo Central Committee member Charles Mubita against party member Reinhold Shipwiikineni on the 28th of January. Mubita filed the defamation lawsuit after Shipwiikineni allegedly made defamatory remarks in a Swapo WhatsApp group, according to court documents dated 12 March. Shipwiikineni purportedly claimed […]
The death of Jogobeth Gawa!nas, who was murdered at Swakopmund on Saturday, has left the family broken. Gawa!nas body was discovered in a pool of blood at home on Saturday morning in Swakopmund. The mother of the late Gawa!nas, Christine Gawa!nas who resides in Windhoek, has been left devastated after hearing the news of her […]
