Shatiwa granted bail

GABRIEL Shatiwa (60), an Oshiwambo-speaking farmer who was arrested by the Kahenge Police on Saturday, was released on bail of N$500 when he appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Shatiwa was not asked to plead and his case was postponed to early next year for further Police investigation. He is among farmers accused of defying eviction orders to remove their cattle from western Kavango.Two Oshiwambo-speaking cattle herders arrested in the Oshamakaka grazing area in western Kavango on November 17, Matheus Frans (45) and Jonas Panduleni (21), are also out on bail of N$500 after making a first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court last Monday.Their case was also postponed until next year for further Police investigation.He is among farmers accused of defying eviction orders to remove their cattle from western Kavango.Two Oshiwambo-speaking cattle herders arrested in the Oshamakaka grazing area in western Kavango on November 17, Matheus Frans (45) and Jonas Panduleni (21), are also out on bail of N$500 after making a first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court last Monday.Their case was also postponed until next year for further Police investigation.