Six of the seven individuals accused of the murder of Matheus Sheehama appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court today for a bail application hearing.

The Ministry of Justice inaugurated a new magistrate's court in Katima Mulilo. 

Chief Justice Peter Shivute and Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab jointly inaugurated the facility, worth N$84 million.

Meanwhile, the Police Officers implicated in the death of Elleste Plaatjies were remanded in police custody following their brief court appearance in the Keetmanshoop magistrate's Court. 

The 29-year-old man accused of kidnapping and murdering his five-year-old stepson, Wilfred Dantani Eiseb, has pleaded not guilty in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court today.

Riddick |Narib, who was arrested over the weekend in connection with the death of Eiseb, remains in police custody.

Four senior employees of the company Frebeca Fishing appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court on charges of illegal fishing.

Frebeca Fishing Director George Wyne Hart, Fleet Manager Noel Jankowitz, General Manager Yvette Greef, and Captain Michael Schieffer Wenzel are the alleged culprits.