Two suspects, Willnard Haingura and Maria Lingwe Mayuko, appeared in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on charges of possession of the stolen property.

The accused were found in possession of a borehole pump suspected of having been stolen from a community water point.

Accused number one Haingura is said to be a Catholic priest in the Kavango East Region Diocese.

Haingura and his co-accused Mayuko were granted bail of N$3000 each, and their case was postponed to the third of April for further police investigation.

The Kavango East and West regions have experienced a wave of solar borehole pump thefts since August last year, which has left more than 30 communities without water.

Last week, two other suspects appeared in Rundu Magistrate's Court on similar charges.

Daniel Kanyanga Kanjenda and Bonifatius Muhera Hausiku were reportedly caught trying to sell two suspected stolen pumps to undercover police officers.

Kanjenda and Hausiku are free on bail of N$5,000 each and are scheduled to appear in court on February 23rd.