The government seems to have scaled down its long-standing plans to build an Ondangwa referral hospital, with Oshana governor Hofni Iipinge yesterday announcing the project will instead become a district hospital. Speaking during his state of the region address at…

Oshana governor Hofni Iipinge has called for the urgent development of a dual carriageway between Oshakati and Ondangwa. Delivering his state of the region address at Oshakati on Monday, Iipinge said the region’s existing road infrastructure is under mounting pressure…

Detective chief inspector Antonius Gabriel yesterday described murder accused Petrus Shikwaya as the “lubricant machinery” and financier behind the killing of prosecutor Justine Shiweda. Gabriel was testifying in opposition to Shikwaya’s bail application in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court yesterday. According…

Murder accused Petrus Shikwaya (22) allegedly used part of N$2.1 million fraudulently obtained from insurance company Sanlam to make substantial purchases at KFC fast-food outlets and building material suppliers, the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court heard on Friday. Detective chief inspector Antonious…

Detective chief inspector Antonius Gabriel has detailed an account of the scene where the late prosecutor Justine Shiweda was attacked. Gabriel told the court on Thursday that Shiweda’s clothes burnt on her body shortly after a corrosive substance was allegedly…

The state has alleged that murder suspect Abner Mateus planned to burn down the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court and arrange for his court docket to be stolen after two unsuccessful bail applications. During court proceedings yesterday, public prosecutor Yeukai Kangira told…

The police have alleged that murder accused Abner Mateus made several attempts to make a fraud case docket against him disappear, including recruiting police officers to steal court documents. Lead investigator detective chief inspector Antonius Gabriel made these allegations while…

THE Namibian Police are investigating allegations that a police officer involved in the probe of the N$2,1 million Sanlam fraud case made sexual advances toward a female suspect in the matter. Oshana regional police commissioner Andreas Shilelo confirmed yesterday (Wednesday)…

The state has alleged that murder accused Abner Mateus communicated with a fugitive suspect before and after the attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda, while his co-accused and nephew, Petrus Shikwaya, allegedly transferred money to the same suspect minutes after the…

Four suspects have been arrested in South Africa’s Gauteng province after police seized eight AK-47 rifles and seven empty magazines during a routine patrol operation. According to information released by the South African Police Service (Saps) on social media, the…

The man accused of masterminding the acid attack on late Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda on Friday declined, in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court, to reveal the source of the N$40 000 he used to allegedly purchase a vehicle as a gift…

Murder accused Abner Mateus told the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday that he is not a murderer and had no intention of killing anyone. Mateus made the remarks while testifying in the bail application of his co-accused and nephew, Petrus…