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 Plaatjie’s murder case was provisionally withdrawn at the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on September 2nd.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 […]
The High Court has dismissed the application filed by Reinhold Shipwikineni and three others against the SWAPO Party, ruling that the case was not properly constituted. The decision was made after today’s hearing, where both parties presented their arguments. Shipwikineni and the other applicants sought to nullify the candidacy of SWAPO Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, […]
Police in the Kavango East and West Regions are urging local communities to assist in tackling a range of crimes, particularly stock theft, which has become a major concern. Over the weekend, senior officers from the Border and Infrastructure Protection Directorate patrolled the borders in both regions, where many areas lack law enforcement presence, creating […]
Police in the Zambezi region have raised concerns over a surge in vehicle scams, with five cases recorded in just three months. In the most recent incident, two agricultural trucks valued at N$2.8 million were intercepted on Thursday. Zambezi Police Commander Andreas Shilelo revealed during a media briefing that the trucks, ordered from Otjiwarongo, were […]
Police Inspector General, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, is satisfied with the progress made by the contractors that are building the N$20 million police station on the outskirts of Swakopmund’s DRC informal settlement. The police station is sponsored by Rossing Uranium. The police station brings much relief to the community of DRC and Swakopmund, where criminal […]
