Former special advisor Vincent Likoro in court: photo courtesy of The Namibian The former special advisor sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a colleague a Rundu has exhausted his lifelines. The Supreme Court has worked back on several irregularities that have occurred to bring his appeal of the rape conviction and sentence in order to arrive at its decision. That decision is that Likoro should not have been granted permission to appeal in the first place. Judges Christie Liebenberg and Dina Usiku had refused Likoro permission to appeal his conviction and sentence in December 2017. However, in an...

Former Paramountcy Secretary General and leader of one group of Ovaherer, Professor Mutjinde Katjiua Judge Herman Oosthuizen has dismissed with cost an urgent case Professor Mutjinde Katjiua had brought to try and stop Ombara Vipuira Kapuuo from holding a meeting at Okandjira and seizing an Ovaherero Traditional Authority account. Judge Oosthuizen says Katjiua lacks the authority to bring the application because his appointment may have been outside the Traditional Authorities Act (TAA) he sought to rely on. He says that Katjiua could find his authority as leader by premising his appointment on the appropriate provisions of the Traditional Authorities Act....

Stockley Kauojao left with co-accused Muvare Kaporo and Mathew Kakururume in D Courtroom of the Windhoek High Court The first day of the resumption of trial into Aminuis community police officer Wilfred Kazeurua’s murder followed a frustrating script for his relatives who drove long distances to attend court.Stockley Kauojao refused to testify in his defence and responded to all questions by saying that his right to fair trial was being violated. He repeatedly gave Lawyer Jan Wessels that response to a series of questions over calls Kauojao placed to Farm Brazil headman, Jesaya Daniel and witness Usiel Kamutjemo. Wessels wanted...