Maria David THE search for the wanted pastor who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl in Okando village, Omusati Region, came to an end after the pastor was arrested on Monday. Omusati Crime Investigation Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho confirmed the arrest, stating that the suspect is expected to appear in the Outapi Magistrate’s Court on...
A family from Gicegeri Village in Embu, is appealing for financial assistance to help them bury their kin whose body is detained at Kenyatta University Hospital mortuary over a Sh335,000 bill. Forty-nine-year-old Cecilia Marigu died of cancer on February 3 after spending a month at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH), where she...
Stefanus Nashama In his quest to advocate for over 100 suspended retail employees at the Oshakati-based Rani Group, social activist Michael Amushelelo found himself under arrest once again by the Namibian Police Force yesterday. His legal representative, Kadhila Amoomo, confirmed the arrest, describing it as an apparent political witch-hunt. Amoomo said that Amushelelo does not...
Bethanie, Namibia: A 41-year-old man was apprehended on Saturday in Bethanie for the alleged rape of his 38-year-old ex-girlfriend. The incident reportedly occurred at Riverside location, spanning from Friday evening to Saturday morning. According to Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA), the suspect allegedly assaulted and dragged the victim to his house, where he forced himself on...
The 10 men facing charges in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering case must be allowed access to the internet in Windhoek Correctional Facility, where they are being held in custody, the judge presiding over their trial has ordered. In an order issued on Tuesday, acting judge Moses Chinhengo directed that the state...
Benji Hyer reports from Washington on an American soldier who was detained for months in North Korea has arrived back safely on US soil. Travis King, a reconnaissance specialist, illegally crossed from South Korea to the North in July. On Wednesday, he was handed over to US officials in China, before flying to the United...
US citizen Paul Whelan, who is imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges, has made a rare appearance in a video broadcast. Sally Patterson reports that Whelan was arrested in 2018 in Moscow with the US government designating him as “wrongfully detained”. The post American detained in Russia seen in rare footage first appeared on Future...
The United States will hold the junta that took power in Niger accountable for the safety of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. Reuters quotes Blinken as saying “The United States joins the Economic Community of West African States...