… Maria Hengari (41), who was arrested on Wednesday, is being held in custody after appearing in court before magistrate Immanuel Udjombala yesterday. …
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Immanuel Udjombala
Also known as: Udjombala · magistrate Immanuel Udjombala · Sedekia Udjombala
Magistrate who transferred the bribery case of former Minister Dr McAlbert Hengari to regional court in April 2026.
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- April 2026
… Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala postponed the matter to 3 June 2026 for further investigations. …
Nust administrator appears on fraud charges… During the session on Tuesday, Magistrate Olga Muharukua set the matter for 7 and 8 April 2026 for a formal bail application, which will be before Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala. …
Bar ‘shooter’ bail resumes- March 2026
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala has transferred the bribery case of former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Dr McAlbert Hengari, to the regional court at the Katutura Magistrate’s Court, with the accused set to appear on 23 April 20 …
Hengari to stand trial in bribery case… Last week, magistrate Immanuel Udjombala granted the state a final postponement to Tuesday to decide how to proceed with the case. …
Hengari’s case postponed again as prosecutor general decision still pending- February 2026
… Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala stated that he took note of both sides’ arguments and, in balancing both interests, ordered for a postponement to 10 March 2026. …
‘Hengari’s remand tantamount to persecution’… According to school principal Sedekia Udjombala, the money was used to purchase toilet pans and other essential sanitation fittings for the hostel facilities. …
Contributions pour in for Onanghulo school… This is a direct joint response to learners’ plight, as they are always forced out of school for months due to seasonal floods. “We have done everything we could as parents and as a community,” said school principal Sedekia Udjombala. …
Onanghulo raises over N$600 000 amid floods …keeps learners in school, pleads for help- July 2024
… Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala made the remark about a claim that the Windhoek-based medical practitioner raped his son while the doctor’s mother was outside his car in a ruling in which he granted bail to both the doctor (36) and his mother (58), four weeks after their arrest on …
Rape claim against doctor ‘destroyed’ by evidence- June 2024
… The boy’s father told magistrate Immanuel Udjombala his then wife also accused him of bribing a psychologist. …
Charged doctor says ex-wife made false accusations
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Former Nust employee charged with N$2.6 million fraud
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Maria Hengari, a former Namibia University of Science and Technology employee, has been charged with fraud and money laundering after allegedly receiving more than N$2.6 million in student payments between 2021 and 2024 without remitting the funds to the university, and clearing students' debts on the system. She has been remanded in custody pending further investigations.
19 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Sunday 19 April
Former Nust employee charged with N$2.6 million fraud
Maria Hengari, a former Namibia University of Science and Technology employee, has been charged with fraud and money laundering after allegedly receiving more than N$2.6 million in student payments between 2021 and 2024 without remitting the funds to the university, and clearing students' debts on the system. She has been remanded in custody pending further investigations.
19 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 17 April
Nust administrator charged with defrauding university of over N$2 million
Maria Hengari, an administrative employee at Namibia University of Science and Technology, appeared in Windhoek Magistrate's Court on fraud charges. She is accused of clearing student debts under false pretences between 2021 and 2024, causing the institution to lose over N$2 million.
17 April 2026 · New Era →
Thursday 2 April
Bail hearing resumes for man accused of bar shooting death
Gabes Shiimi (30) is set to have his formal bail application heard in April in connection with the death of Nande Simon Molukoski at a Windhoek bar on 15 June last year. Shiimi faces charges of murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm; according to State allegations, he was involved in a fight at the bar, left and returned with a gun, fired multiple rounds, and a stray bullet from this shooting killed Molukoski.
2 April 2026 · New Era →
Thursday 12 March
Former Agriculture Minister Hengari transferred to trial for bribery
Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala has transferred the bribery case of former Minister Dr McAlbert Hengari to the regional court at Katutura Magistrate's Court, with trial set for 23 April 2026. Hengari and a co-accused were arrested in April 2025 after allegedly attempting to offer a bribe of N$220,000 to a woman who accused him of rape in 2019.
12 March 2026 · Informanté →
Tuesday 10 March
Hengari case postponed pending prosecutor general decision
The case involving former agriculture minister Mac Hengari and his co-accused has been postponed again to Tuesday, as the prosecutor general has not yet signed off on whether to proceed with prosecution in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court. The state attributed the delay partly to the death of Ondangwa control prosecutor Justine Shiweda.
10 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 26 February
Former agriculture minister's bribery case faces new postponement
Mac-Albert Hengari's defence team opposed the State's request for a further postponement in his bribery case, arguing that repeated delays amount to persecution rather than prosecution and that the case lacks sufficient evidence. The magistrate ordered a postponement to 10 March 2026, ruling it would be the final extension.
26 February 2026 · New Era →
Monday 16 February
Donations help equip Onanghulo school hostels after floods
Following media coverage of Onanghulo Combined School's struggle with recurring floods, the government, local businesses, and individuals have donated beds, mattresses, kitchen equipment, and sanitation fittings for two newly built hostel blocks designed to keep learners in class during flood seasons. School principal Sedekia Udjombala said the response shows people are willing to help when learners' plight is made visible.
16 February 2026 · New Era →
Wednesday 4 February
Flood-hit school raises N$600k for learner hostels
Parents and community members in Onanghulo village have raised over N$600,000 to build two hostel blocks at Onanghulo Combined School, aiming to keep learners in school during seasonal floods that have previously forced closures for up to three months. The roofed hostels are ready but remain empty awaiting beds, mattresses, paint, and cooking pots.
4 February 2026 · New Era →