A 33-year-old woman who stands accused of distributing nude photos of a 31-year-old radio presenter has been granted bail of N$2,000 this morning at the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court. Hilia Shikongeni faces a string of restrictions attached to her bail conditions, which are that she doesn’t contact the victim directly or indirectly, does not commit similar […]
The police are conducting comprehensive public speaking training for senior officers to sharpen their communication skills. The five-day training is being held in the Hardap Region. The training, attended by 20 heads of department and directorates, as well as regional commanders, means to instil confidence and techniques in the senior officers, who are required to […]
A Zambian national arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a teacher in the Greenwell Matongo location in March made a first court appearance on Wednesday before the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s court. 27-year-old Likando Kangombe faces four charges: murder of 42-year-old Calvin Sibuku Sinyepe, robbery, possession of suspected stolen property, and having been […]
The former Regional Executive Committee member of the Swapo Party Youth League in the Erongo Region, Reinhold Shipwikineni, could lose his properties if he fails to pay N$400,000 in legal costs within 10 days following a High Court ruling. The case, involving an urgent application he and others brought against the Swapo Party of Namibia, […]
Magistrate Vicky Nikolaidis has postponed the case of seven individuals accused of murdering NUST student Matheus Sheehama at Walvis Bay, to next week. The seven suspects made a second court appearance, and their case was postponed to the 22nd and 23rd of October for a formal bail application. The state prosecutor revealed that there are […]
Police say their calls to seek clarity from prosecutors regarding the provisional withdrawal of the murder case of 31-year-old Keetmanshoop resident Elleste Plaatjie have been met with silence. Plaatjie’s murder case was provisionally withdrawn at the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on September 2nd. The prosecution gave ‘incomplete police investigations’ as a reason for the provisional withdrawal […]
Chief of the Police Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo has bemoaned the ‘slow pace’ at which members of the force attend to crime matters when they are called upon. The inspector general made an example of minister Utoni Nuyoma’s official vehicle that was damaged over the weekend and had to wait for two hours for the […]
Family members and the community of Walvis Bay are still looking for answers in the murder of 24-year-old NUST student Matheus Sheehama. They have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and help the police in their investigation. Community activist Lukas Shipwe read a letter from Sheehama’s mother when the group went to see […]
The police at Katima Mulilo have arrested four suspects for theft after several stolen items were discovered in Nova Informal Settlement. The police are investigating a case of theft from an employer after the community reported suspected stolen galvanised iron sheets at the Nova, Choto, and New Cowboy informal settlements. “It was theft by employees […]
The Inspector General of the Police, Joseph Shikongo, has reminded senior officers to carry out and oversee purposeful investigations while adhering to the rule of law. Lieutenant General Shikongo took a swipe at the management of the Crime Investigation Division, who are attending a workshop in the capital. Lieutenant General Shikongo did not mince his […]
