The 14 people arrested in a swoop operation on October 4 on charges of transnational internet fraud and trafficking in persons appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court this afternoon.
The case was postponed to February 15, 2024 for further investigations, and bail was refused to all.
In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, Omusati Regional Police Commander Commissioner Ismael Basson and senior police management in the region engaged the Swapo Party and Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) in a round table discussion.
Businesses in Swakopmund are being urged to improve their security measures.
The directive was issued during a safety and security meeting aimed at addressing safety concerns in the town.
The acting CEO of Keetmanshoop Municipality, Catherine Boois, has resigned with immediate effect on Friday.
Boois, an Economic Development Manager at Mariental, was seconded as an acting CEO for a three-month period in February this year.
A 23-year-old Gobabis resident, Denzil Davids, appeared in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court, charged with the murder of Yolande McCallum, the mother of a man with whom he previously fought.
Davids was denied bail, and his case was postponed to February 12, 2024.
