Two Karasburg Town Councillors and a staff member were remanded in custody after they appeared in the Karasburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday following an arrest by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The three are Karasburg Mayor Maria Veldskoen, chairperson of the town’s management committee Francisckus Skeyer, and its acting CEO Hansina Isaacks. The trio, who appeared before...
Zorena Jantze JARED Munjane, the 24-year-old man accused of the gruesome murder and rape of Gerome Granville Helgrian, a 41-year-old man, appeared before the Lüderitz Magistrate court today and was denied bail, with his case postponed to the 20th of October 2023. It is alleged that Munjane stabbed the late Helgrian with a sharp object...
Samuel Shinedima JULINDA Johannes, the 23-year-old woman from Greenwell in Windhoek who gained widespread attention in the media due to a video showing her attacking her six-year-old daughter, has been denied bail. Johannes appeared in the Katutura Magistrate Court for the first time following her arrest on Sunday afternoon at her residence in Windhoek. She...
Maria David FRED Chunga Matengu (49) and Amon Haukongo (37) were recently remanded in custody after making their brief court appearance at Walvis Bay Magistrate court. The two face charges of fraud (Tax Evasion), forgery and uttering, theft, racketeering, and money laundering. Their case was postponed to 29 August 2023 for further police investigation. Erongo...
Niël Terblanché More charges were levelled against Antje Nauhaus, the 34-year-old woman that was arrested on Sunday in Swakopmund in connection with the deadly helicopter crash which cost the lives of two men. Besides facing charges of forgery, fraud, utterance and various charges related to the violation of the Namibian Civil Aviation Act, Nauhaus was...
Staff Reporter HAIPANDA Ncame Simbungu, 55, was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court this morning for the murder of his daughter, Maria Isona Simbungu. Simbungu was detained on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing her twice in the chest with a knife. Reports indicate that the incident occurred while she was sleeping in her room, resulting...