Matroos Raymond and Rajiv Jossep, accused of raping and murdering 29-year-old Quinteline Bonnita ǂEixas, a mother of four, in 2021, pleaded not guilty to both charges in the Katutura Magistrate's Court.

ǂEixas' s lifeless body was discovered on the premises of a church in Katutura by a caretaker.

Reports say the 29-year-old died as a result of blunt force trauma and injuries to the head after perpetrators used bricks and blunt objects, breaking her skull.

Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and Michael Amushelelo, prominent social justice activists, are set to formally apply for bail before the Katutura Magistrate's Court following their recent arrest during a peaceful demonstration against the high unemployment rate in Namibia.

Parliamentarian Inna Hengari was granted bail of N$ 5 000 in the Katutura Magistrate's Court on Friday after her arrest during the protest against unemployment along with activists Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and Michael Amushelelo. They were arrested on Tuesday.

The trio appeared before Magistrate Surita Savage.

Hengari was granted bail on the condition that she does not participate in any illegal demonstrations and that she should appear before the Katutura Magistrate's Court again on the 29th of March. 

A 39-year-old woman who is accused of assaulting her 12-year-old niece made her first appearance in the Katutura Magistrate's Court today (Wednesday).

Maria Johannes was denied bail, and her case was postponed to the 27th of next month for further investigations.

It is alleged that Johannes has been assaulting her niece since last October.