NamibiaSwartbooi Demands Fishrot Suspects’ Release Willem Snyman for NewsOnOne reports that LPM leader Bernadus Swartbooi is calling for the release of the Fishrot accused, claiming the state is holding them without evidence. At a Tuesday media briefing at LPM headquarters, Swartbooi described the trial as a failure of Namibia’s justice system and an attack on the rule of law. today1 October, 2025
insert_link Business / EconomicsNo Bail for Namcor Corruption Suspects as companies join the list Entities connected to the N$480 million Namcor corruption case face fresh scrutiny as eight people implicated were denied bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Magistrate Olga Muharukua presided over arguments after the Anti-Corruption Commission made the arrests. The group will attempt another bail bid on Monday, 14 July. Willem Snyman for NewsOnOne: today11 July, 2025
insert_link Health / MedicalDraft Law Seeks Mandatory DNA Collection A proposal to establish a national DNA database has been submitted, with Commissioner Nelius Becker telling NewsOnOne’s Selma Taapopi that the law would require DNA samples from individuals arrested in cases involving potential biological evidence. The move is aimed at strengthening forensic investigations and crime-solving capacity. today27 June, 2025
insert_link NamibiaCorrectional Services Dismisses Overcrowding Concerns Concerns over overcrowding in correctional facilities were raised last year, highlighting challenges such as poor living conditions, resource strain, and rehabilitation difficulties. However, Correctional Service Commissioner General Raphael Hamunyela insists that overcrowding is not an issue. today5 March, 2025
insert_link WorldPro-Trump US attorney declares himself lawyer for the President Police in Washington DC have sent an arrest warrant for a United States Congressman — but in a stunning rebuke, the US Attorney's office in the nation's capital is refusing to sign it, in a move that goes against legal convention. Benji Hyer reports. today26 February, 2025
insert_link WorldSalman Rushdie’s attacker guilty of attempted murder The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie has been found guilty of attempted murder. The attack by 27-year-old Hadi Matar left Rushdie partially blind. Nick Harper reports. today22 February, 2025
insert_link South AfricaAction Society Backs Call for Police-Community Partnerships in S.A Action Society supports S.A Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s call for stronger partnerships between police and communities to fight crime. This follows the latest crime statistics showing over six-thousand-900 murders and eleven-thousand-800 rapes between 1 October and 31 December last year. Action Society’ Juanita du Preez called for crime conviction rates to be included in crime stats to better understand the justice system’s effectiveness: today22 February, 2025
insert_link South AfricaDA Raises Alarm Over Poor Perimeter Security at SA Prisons The DA says it is concerning that nearly half of South Africa’s correctional facilities lack adequate perimeter fencing. A parliamentary question reply from minister for Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, revealed that an estimated one-billion-rand is required to address the fencing deficiencies at 120 prisons nationwide. The DA’s, Kabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba, says the lack of specific completion dates for any of these projects, attributed to funding uncertainties, raises serious concerns: today17 February, 2025
