Five people, including four medical professionals, were granted bail of N$25 000 each by the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with an alleged N$2.2 million fraud case involving Sanlam. The accused are Sanlam financial adviser Getrud Ipinge, Omuhungo…

Swapo Party Youth League leader Paulus Nuuyoma was denied bail in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Friday. He appeared on charges linked to an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving more than N$1.2 million. Nuuyoma is accused of facilitating a fraudulent…

The Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association of Namibia has asked the High Court to declare parts of the Magistrates Act unconstitutional, citing executive interference in pay, perks and transfers. In a founding affidavit, the association’s president, magistrate Victor Nyazo, argues that…

Acting prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has applied to freeze N$3,2 million held in the bank account of Yan Qiang, a Chinese businessman. Imalwa alleges the funds are proceeds of unlawful activities linked to illegal abalone trading, money laundering and immigration…

The bicycle is old and heavily loaded with bundles of firewood. Every morning before sunrise, Petrus Johannes (45) grips the handlebars and begins pushing it towards Oshikango. He cannot ride it. The load is simply too heavy. Instead, the father…

A police sergeant (34) attached to the Namibian police’s very important persons (VIP) subdivision has been arrested after allegedly shooting a man at a bar at Oshakati last week. The suspect, sergeant Wilhelm Simon, who is based outside the Oshana…

Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has dismissed speculation that she intends to unseat party president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Speaking at a Swapo Women’s Council event held in Nandi-Ndaitwah’s home village of Okongo on Saturday, Shaningwa addressed rumours circulating within political circles…

THE remains of anti-apartheid activists and former political prisoners Immanuel Shifidi and Eliaser Tuhadeleni (Kaxumba kaNdola) have been exhumed from their burial sites in Windhoek and Endola, respectively, ahead of their planned reburial at Heroes’ Acre. A source from Tuhadeleni’s…

The first People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) commander Tobias Hainyeko, and former Swapo vice president Brendan Simbwaye, will be among liberation struggle figures honoured at Heroes’ Acre during this year’s Heroes’ Day commemorations on 24 August. Information minister Emma…

A nampost employee allegedly helped open fraudulent bank accounts using forged identity documents, facilitating the theft of over N$2.2 million from a savings policy. The state is alleging that Sackaria Moongo (43) has played a key role in facilitating the…

The formal bail application of Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital intern doctor Dennis Noa has been postponed to 8 and 11 September after the defence requested more time to consult with the accused. Noa, who is facing a charge of allegedly sexually…

The lawyer representing murder accused Petrus Shikwaya yesterday accused the police investigator in the Justine Shiweda murder case of fabricating evidence during a bail hearing. He further branded investigating officer detective chief inspector Antonius Gabriel as a “fiction storyteller” during…