The Namibian Police and the Namibian Defence Force have been ordered to jointly pay N$50,000 to Vitalis Nambondi following a High Court ruling over his assault and wrongful arrest during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Nambondi filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Albert Kawana, and the Minister of […]
Christo Bessinger (66) appeared in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court today. Bessinger made comments on a flight at Hosea Kutako International Airport on Tuesday afternoon that amounted to a bomb threat. He was granted bail of N$5,000, and the case was postponed to March 11. The Namibia Airports Company confirmed a security breach at the airport […]
The Electoral Court has ruled that the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) pay N$450,000 as security for costs in its ongoing bid to nullify the 2024 National Assembly election results. The court ordered the amount be split equally among the three respondents, which include the Electoral Commission of Namibia, President Nangolo Mbumba, and the Swapo […]
The recent attacks on elderly residents in the coastal towns of Henties Bay and Swakopmund have raised significant concerns about the safety of senior citizens in the Erongo Region. The victims, assaulted in their own homes by unknown suspects, have become targets in what appears to be a growing trend of violence against older individuals. […]
A disturbing incident of grave violation has left the community of Bito village in the Zambezi Region in shock and disbelief. The incident, which occurred on January 6, is being investigated by the police. Authorities have confirmed that the grave in question belongs to a deceased person, who was buried in April 2024. According to […]
After investigating for over a year, police in the Kavango East Region seem to have moved a step further regarding the death of 18-year-old Malaka Sipilikita. This came as 17-year-old Malakiia Simuketa appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on a summons, 15 months after Sipilikita’s murder. Simuteka’s appearance comes after months of police asking the […]
A two-day-old baby in Opuwo had luck on her side on Wednesday evening when a passerby heard her desperate cry in the dark. This was after her mother gave birth to her shortly before and left her still in the afterbirth and wrapped in a dark green blanket. Nampol’s Head of Community Liaison in the […]
Chief Justice Peter Shivute said there is a need for knowledge-sharing and collaboration between the judiciaries of Namibia and Uganda. Shivute was speaking during a courtesy visit by Ugandan Chief Justice Alfonso Owiny-Dollo to the Supreme Court. Justice Shivute expressed Namibia’s eagerness to learn from Uganda’s successes in implementing plea bargaining as part of judicial […]
Otjozondjupa Police Commander, Commissioner Philip Hidengwa, described Operation EROKU Amplified as a success with 60 arrests made. The operation that usually focuses on the Erongo and Kunene regions is now known as EROKU Amplified, this time around including the Otjozondjupa, Oshana, and Oshikoto regions. The police, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, and Save […]
Droves of Keetmanshoop residents have gone on social media, expressing concern over the alleged spiralling of crime fuelled by gangsterism in the town. They attribute the worsening crime situation since the start of the festive season, which includes two murders, to a lack of police visibility. Residents have suggested the need to deploy the Police […]
