The Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) is hosting an Angolan delegation to verify the nationality of Angolan nationals incarcerated in Namibia who wish to serve the remainder of their sentence back home.
The Namibia Correctional Services have said that the oldest inmate in custody is 77 years old and is serving a 14-year sentence for murder, while the average age of inmates at the facility is between 29 and 38, according to figures provided by the authorities.
A total of 184 Angolan nationals are currently held in correctional facilities in Namibia, while 107 inmates have applied to be transferred to Angola, of those who have applied, only 17 have national identification documents.
Two suspects in the ongoing corruption case linked to the ||Kharas Regional Council have been granted bail of N$50,000 each by Windhoek Magistrate Lloyd Munyungano.
The pair, including alleged mastermind Titus Ipumbu, made a brief court appearance.
The mother of a former August 26 Construction contractor Maria Ipumbu has been granted bail of N$50,000 following a brief appearance at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.
Police in Gobabis have confirmed overcrowding at the Gobabis Police Station holding cells, with 233 inmates awaiting trial currently detained in a facility designed to hold only 60.
Eighteen inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility have taken the Commissioner-General of the Namibian Correctional Service to court, saying decisions taken by new officials at the facility have made it difficult for them to continue with their tertiary studies.
African Union leaders have adopted a presidential declaration committing member states to scale up local manufacturing of health products.
TransNamib has confirmed the temporary suspension of two senior executives amid an internal investigation.
In a media statement issued, TransNamib said the matter is internal and that an investigation is currently underway.
High Court judges Eileen Rakow and Philanda Christiaan will deliver judgement on 27 March in the bail appeal brought by six accused in the alleged NAMCOR corruption matter.
