Suicide and drug possession top the weekend police report.
Two of the three suicides reported are of women in their 40s.
At Oshifo's Omumbonde Village, Lucia Pokanana (47) allegedly hanged herself at home, as did 44-year-old Meriam Kairi from Orwetoveni at Otjiwarongo.
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.
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.
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.
