Steven Schneiders told the court that he attempted to take his own life after learning that his girlfriend and co-accused, Naomi Fisch, had suffered a miscarriage.

Naomi Fisch told the court that her boyfriend and co-accused, Steven Schneider, is a senior general in a gang known as the 28s. She also said she is aware that he has three previous convictions.

Schneider was released last year in June after serving a murder conviction.

Residents of Rehoboth have been urged to identify and address the root causes of the high use and dealing of drugs in the town.

Bail applicant George Cloete has objected to cross-examination by the state on his bank account transactions during his bail application hearing in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's court.

Cloete faces counts of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and illicit trafficking under the Diamond Act. 

The Rehoboth drug case involving Naomi Fisch has been postponed to tomorrow after the court heard she suffered a miscarriage and lost custody of her two-year-old child to social workers. She said these events caused emotional distress requiring psychological attention.

A magistrate found the evidence of one accused in the alleged multi-million-dollar Namcor corruption case to be truthful but ordered that she remain behind bars. 

One of the accused in the Rehoboth drug case, Steven Schneider, reportedly attempted to take his own life over the weekend while in the police holding cells.

His lawyer, Winnie Christian informed NBC News that Schneider tried to harm himself.

Four murder cases have been reported to Namibian police since the start of the new year.

Seven rape cases, including one involving a biological father, have been reported to the Namibian police since the start of the year.

Namibian police have reported seven suicides across the country during the New Year period.

The incidents occurred between December 31 and January 4.