An Urgent application in which Swapo tried to obtain a court order for the eviction of a group of people who set up a tented camp at the party’s national headquarters in October last year has failed in the Windhoek…

The Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering trial should proceed while attempts to appeal against rulings given in the case continue, one of the lawyers involved in the matter argued in the High Court at Windhoek Correctional Facility yesterday. “Criminal trials…

Major dams in southern Namibia have received substantial inflows of water during the past week after rainfall in their catchment areas. Inflows since the start of last week have resulted in the combined level of dams in southern Namibia rising…

Two men accused of involvement in the theft of cheques to the value of N$3.9 million from the Ministry of Finance are facing a reduced number of charges after a ruling delivered in their long-running trial in the Windhoek High…

The last person held in custody in connection with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) fraud and corruption case was granted bail in an amount of N$50 000 yesterday. Austin Elindi, son of businessman Peter Elindi, who is one…

Two men convicted of murdering an Outjo resident during a violent house robbery in October 2014 were each sentenced to an effective prison term of 30 years yesterday. Judge Nate Ndauendapo sentenced Lourens Aib (33) and Hendrik !Nowoseb (34) in…

A man accused of murdering a girl (9) in Windhoek in January 2020 told a police officer he assaulted the girl by slapping and kicking her. This is according to a statement that Edward Nkata (43) made to a police…

A former employee of Standard Bank Namibia is being held in custody after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on 12 counts of fraud. The state is alleging that Pia Atshipara (44), who was arrested on Wednesday last week and…

The Supreme Court has dealt a blow to an attempt by three of the accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case to restrict the prosecutor general’s use of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca) to obtain asset…

Three of the accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case have lost a Supreme Court appeal against a Prevention of Organised Crime Act restraint order in respect of a wide range of assets belonging to them. The appeal…

A former employee of Standard Bank Namibia is being held in custody after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on 12 counts of fraud on Thursday. The state is alleging that Pia Atshipara (44), who was arrested this week, defrauded…

A Gobabis resident convicted on two charges of murder, two counts of rape and five other charges has been sentenced to life imprisonment at the end of his trial. Acting judge Makapa Simasiku sentenced double killer John Mutirua (24) in…