A resident of Gainachas settlement in the ||Kharas Region who stands accused of setting alight a woman in a rage of jealousy made a brief appearance on a murder charge in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court today.

38-year-old Isabella Eises was not asked to plead.

Rodney Hoxobeb the suspect accused of murdering a prominent farmer in the Otjombinde Constituency Christof Mberitjiwa Mungunda made his first court appearance in the Gobabis Magistrates Court today. He was denied bail as the state feels the accused will interfere with the investigation.