Two men accused of robbing and murdering a Walvis Bay resident in his home near the end of 2023 have been found not guilty on two rape charges they also faced during their trial in the Windhoek High Court. Judge…

The Development Bank of Namibia has won a Supreme Court appeal against businessman Vaino Nghipondoka and his sister, resulting in a default judgement for payment of N$26.48 million being granted against them. In a judgement delivered on Friday, acting judge…

An unknown assailant who struck at night was responsible for a fatal assault on a teenage girl in the Gibeon area in May 2021, a murder accused claimed during his trial in the Windhoek High Court this week. In testimony…

A labour arbitrator has ordered the Ministry of Health and Social Services to pay N$2.78 million to 21 former employees of the ministry whose employment contracts were not renewed when they expired at the end of 2022. The order was…

A gym instructor admitted in the Windhoek High Court on Friday that he murdered his girlfriend after breaking into her flat in April 2024. Tjizake Murangi (25), who was a gym instructor before his arrest, admitted guilt on nine criminal…

A case in which a pensioner is accused of stealing more than N$4 million from deceased estates of which she had been appointed as an administrator has been postponed to April next year. The case was postponed when the accused,…

The Chinese-owned lithium mining company Xinfeng Investment has lost its mining licence. The company lost the licence as a result of a judgement in which Windhoek High Court judge Thomas Masuku on Friday reviewed and set aside former minister of…

A Kavango East region resident who is accused of murdering his mother and trying to kill his father nearly two years ago intends to admit guilt on two charges he is facing in the Windhoek High Court. During an appearance…

Retired chief justice Johan Strydom, who died at the age of 88 at the end of last week, provided “indispensible leadership” that helped shape and transform Namibia’s judiciary after the country’s independence in 1990. This was said by chief justice…

Former magistrate Jaco Kennedy, who has been held in custody on rape and kidnapping charges for more than 10 years, has again failed with an application to be granted bail. Kennedy’s latest bail application, based on alleged new facts, was…

Namibia’s third chief justice, Johan Strydom, was “a selfless and dedicated leader who served the judiciary and our country with distinction”, chief justice Peter Shivute has said in a statement issued by the Office of the Judiciary. The statement was…

The precedent-setting murder convictions and sentence of a driver who was involved in a fatal road collision near Henties Bay at the end of 2014 will remain in place, after the Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal on…