Tourist keeps his cool
Eileen van der Schyff A tourist kept his cool on Saturday after-noon when a group of people stopped and broke into his vehicle parked next to the airport road. He could take this picture as the group fled the scene in this white Audi. The getaway vehicle’s registration mark could be recognised as N7171W as […]
“I hve to look after my jobless girlfriend and three-year-old child”
Floris Steenkamp One of the suspects in the murder in August last year in Swakopmund of the elderly couple, Siegfried and Roswitha Strzelecki, argues he needs to get bail in order to earn an income to care for his unemployed girlfriend and his three-year-old child. He further argues bail would also afford him the opportunity […]
Ten months jail time for thugs who broke into tourist’s car
You do the crime, you do the time. The message is clear now that crimes against tourists and other visitors to Namibia will no longer be tolerated. You are guaranteed of a prison sentence if convicted. The three thugs, who were recently found guilty of breaking into a South African tourist’s vehicle parked next to […]
Swakopmund Psychiatrist to be tried on rape charges
Dr Pieter van der Westhuizen, the Swakopmund-based psychiatrist who allegedly drugged and raped a woman in his practice in 2015, will stand trial in the Windhoek High Court in June next year. His trial is due to start on 17 June. Van der Westhuizen faces three charges of rape, one of indecent assault and a […]
Body washes Ashore
Sharlien Tjambari The body of the person who is suspected to have drowned on 15 October washed ashore and was identified as Filipus Nghiningwanai Nuyoma (28). Nuyoma was washed out to beach at about 13:00. He was discovered by a passer-by between Swakopmund beach and the new Mall. The body of an unknown young […]
Witness wanted urgently
The Namibian Police at Walvis Bay is urgently looking for a witness, Mr Epafras Nghilifavali Haifidi residing at house number 377, Silver street, Mondesa. He is requested to urgently make contact with Detective Warrant Officer Johan Henry Geiseb of the Serious Crime Sub Division at 081 262 9842 or 064 219049. He is a witness […]
No confidence
Irregular spending with official credit card: Walvis Bay town council passes no confidence vote in Samson Nghilumbwa Removed as Chairperson and member of management committee His fate now in the hands of Urban and Rural Development Minister PDM expresses its “revulsion” of the corrupt activities by Nghilumbwa Floris Steenkamp The Walvis Bay town council on […]
Police officer grilled for delaying murder investigation
State Prosecutor fight tooth and nail that case is not thrown out Sharlien Tjambari On Wednesday this week an accused in a murder case, Adam Ruben (31), almost walked free due to alleged negligence by the investigating officer in charge of the case, Llewellyn Fredericks. Ruben allegedly murdered Desmond !Garibansen Renaldo /Awarab by stabbing him […]
Illegal hunting in Namib Naukluft Park
Eileen van der Schyff Three suspects used a rented white Toyota pick-up from Walvis Bay to transport the carcasses of three oryx they poached in the Namib Naukluft Park. The three suspects were arrested on Monday (15 October) in the Namib Naukluft Park, at around 13:38. They were identified as Matheus Oxurub (57), Michael Gonteb […]
Remains found at Uis that of missing man
Eileen van der Schyff The skeletal remains were found of near Uis on Tuesday. The remains are now believed to be that of George Gurirab (44) who has been missing since 17 March last year. The discovery of the remains was made by a community member. The remains were found scattered in die field about […]