The Fishrot accused have made another attempt to challenge the decision by corrections authorities to transfer them to a public space within the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where they would be housed with the general population. They approached the Windhoek High Court for this purpose.
Chief Justice Peter Shivute has called for stronger efforts to introduce plea bargaining as a practical way to reduce pressure on the courts.
Shivute was speaking at the opening of the National Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Windhoek.
The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) has directed Fabupharm Namibia Ltd to recall all oral liquid medicinal products after inspections revealed manufacturing deficiencies in the company’s production processes.
Former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Mac-Albert Hengari, has been remanded in custody by a Windhoek Magistrate's Court until Thursday, pending a decision by the Prosecutor General.
A controversial 99-year farm lease agreement between the government and a Russian billionaire's company will remain in place after the Windhoek High Court dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Popular Democratic Movement.
The Namibian Police have reported a string of weekend crimes, including drug busts, attempted murders, and the suspected murder of a teenager.
Police arrested multiple suspects and confiscated illegal drugs valued at over N$34,000 in operations across the country.
Grief has befallen the community of the Church of Africa following the death of its leader, acting Bishop Zach Ngetujame Makari.
Bishop Makari died Saturday morning at his home in Windhoek, aged 58.
The SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee will be meeting in Dar es Salaam from tomorrow until Friday for the Annual General Meeting.
The meeting will focus on tackling transnational organised crime throughout the region.
The Namibian police are investigating three separate incidents of attempted murder reported over the weekend.
An 18-month-old baby girl was injured after she was thrown from a moving vehicle about 25 km outside Outjo, en route to Kalkfeld.
A teenage boy's body was discovered in Karibib this morning.
According to Erongo Police regional commander Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona, preliminary investigations suggest that the victim was stabbed.
The victim is believed to be approximately 17 years old.
