39-year-old Steven Garoeb, accused of murdering Usakos resident Imolatria Dominika Gaoses, has been denied bail.
The accused made his first appearance in the Usakos Magistrate's Court, where the matter was postponed to 23 March 2026.
Magistrate Linus Samunzala has denied bail to all bail applicants in the NAMCOR proceedings.
The applicants include Immanuel Mulunga, Peter Elindi, Malakia Elindi, Olivia Dunaiski, Jennifer Hamukwaya, and Leo Nandago.
Walvis Bay Rural councillor, Tegako Donatus, was granted bail of N$50,000 by the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court, following his arrest on charges of fraud and money laundering.
According to a police report, the Independent Patriots of Change (IPC) councillor was taken into custody on Monday.
Six police officers are among eight people arrested for the alleged smuggling of police firearms, following a tip-off from South African authorities about weapons from Namibia being used in gang violence in the Western Cape. The suspects appeared in the Windhoek Regional Court.
Magistrate Linus Samunzala will deliver his ruling on the bail applications in the NAMCOR case on September 26.
The accused, including former NAMCOR employees and associates, were arrested by the ACC last month.
Joel Angula and Sam Shololo, accused in connection with the January 18 NAMDIA robbery, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court this morning.
The prosecution informed the court that some witness statements are still outstanding and that investigations are ongoing.
The bail hearing of the former NAMCOR corruption accused is scheduled to continue in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Former Agriculture Minister MacAlbert Hengari and his co-accused are aware of the identities of state witnesses and may attempt to interfere with the ongoing investigation, Detective Inspector Veino Werner told the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.
The Windhoek Magistrate's Court continues to hear evidence in the bail application involving former NAMCOR executives and directors of Enercon, following the disputed N$53 million fuel supply transaction linked to the Ministry of Defence.
Former Minister of Agriculture Mac Albert Hengari told the Windhoek Magistrate's Court that Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo informed him that the police were under political, public, and media pressure to act on rape allegations brought against him.
