Namibian judiciary welcomed Dr. Rubén Remigio Ferro, the President of the People’s Supreme Court of the Republic of Cuba, on an official visit aimed at deepening judicial cooperation between the two nations. This visit follows the 2016 Protocol of Cooperation between the judiciaries of Namibia and Cuba, which formalised the collaboration. The protocol promotes the […]
Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab has emphasised Namibia’s commitment to uphold human rights as per the Constitution. Dausab was speaking at a training for the Investigations, Human Rights, and Legal Service divisions of the Office of the Ombudsman to improve their investigations and report compilation. Quoting the late President Hage Geingob, Dausab said the country’s […]
The corruption case involving senior officials at Zambezi Regional Council has provisionally been withdrawn on instruction by the Office of the Prosecutor General to the Katima Mulilo District Court. The case was postponed at their previous appearance for plea and trial, which was scheduled for between the ninth and 13th of September. The officials are […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has been criticised by the High Court for its handling of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) case. In a judgement, High Court Judge Thomas Masuku found the ECN’s decision to deregister the NEFF on June 17, 2024, unlawful. The court ruled that the ECN acted irrationally and in […]
The search for missing Windhoek resident Danny Chipandeka ended on a sad note as his body was found in the bushes in the Daan Viljoen area a short while ago. This information was revealed by NamPol spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi. Yesterday, police issued a call for assistance in tracing the 31-year-old Chipandeka, who was last seen […]
Windhoek High Court judge Thomas Masuku has overturned the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) decision to deregister the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) as a political party. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, reverses the ECN’s June decision and allows NEFF to remain a validly registered party, eligible to participate in the upcoming November elections. The […]
A 79-year-old man from a farm near Hochfeld in the Okahandja district fell victim to a fraudulent scheme involving a female suspect. According to Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga of the Namibian Police, the suspect contacted the victim by phone, falsely claiming to be an employee of FNB. She informed him of a suspicious withdrawal of […]
Police in the Oshana Region are investigating a case of rape after a 28-year-old woman, who is an intern doctor at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, was allegedly raped by a colleague who also works as an intern doctor. It is alleged that the victim was in the suspect’s flat in Ehenye over the weekend when […]
Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging a recent High Court decision that granted former Fisheries Minister Bernardt Esau access to his frozen assets. The High Court ruling would allow Esau to use funds from his frozen accounts to pay for legal representation. The announcement of the appeal was […]
The Fishrot trial took another turn today as Judge Moses Chinhengo scheduled the hearing of former Justice Minister Sakeus Shanghala’s interlocutory application for September 13, 2024. This application seeks to separate Shanghala’s case from that of his co-accused, potentially further delaying the main trial. During the proceedings, the court also pressed Shanghala for an estimate […]
