Also known as: Ondangwa control prosecutor Justine Shiweda · prosecutor Justine Shiweda · Ms Shiweda · Ondangwa regional prosecutor · late Control Prosecutor Shiweda · late Ondangwa Magistrate Justine Shiweda · late Ondangwa Prosecutor · the late Shiweda · late Shiweda · Justine Ndapandula Shiweda · Late State Prosecutor Justine Shiweda · State Prosecutor Justine Shiweda · late prosecutor Shiweda · Magistrate Justine Shiweda · the late Ondangwa regional control prosecutor · Justice Shiweda · late prosecutor Justine Shiweda · the late Ondangwa Control Prosecutor · Ondangwa Prosecutor Justine Shiweda · the late prosecutor Shiweda · prosecutor Shiweda
Ondangwa prosecutor who was shot and attacked with acid in October 2025, dying in hospital in February 2026.
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The Namibian
Ondangwa regional prosecutor Justine Shiweda died in what police believe was a targeted hit over a case file
“The death of Ondangwa regional prosecutor Justine Shiweda is a raw, personal tragedy.”
When Prosecutors Become Targets, Our Rule of Law BleedsThe Namibian
Justine Shiweda was described as a patriot and fearless defender of the law
“Kuugongelwa-Amadhila called on all Namibians to live by the values of the Constitution and to honour those who have defended it, including the late control prosecutor Justine Shiweda, whom she described as a patriot and fearless defender of the law.”
Namibia celebrates 36 years of ‘progressive’ Constitution and democratic milestonesNew Era
Justine Shiweda was described as highly competent prosecutor and better person who paid ultimate price for saying no to corruption
“Tjirera described the late prosecutor as a highly competent prosecutor and an even better person who conducted her work with a smile at all times.”
Namibian Constitution at 36Informanté
Justine Shiweda succumbed to her injuries after being doused with corrosive substances and being shot
“The incident follows the tragic death of Ondangwa Prosecutor Justine Shiweda, who succumbed to her injuries over the weekend after being doused with highly corrosive substances and being shot for allegedly refusing to take a bribe in a case involving a bail matter of police officer Abner Mateus, who is said to have orchestrated the attack.”
Grootfontein prosecutor threatened with violent attackInformanté
State prosecutor Justine Shiweda was shot, attacked with acidic substance, and had vehicle damaged by a group of people in October last year
“Shiweda was shot, attacked with an acidic substance, and her vehicle damaged by a group of people in October last year.”
Nakanduungile's bail application postponed, charge sheet amendedInformanté
Shiweda succumbed to her wounds on Saturday
“She had been under intensive medical care until Saturday, when she succumbed to her wounds.”
Nakanduungile's bail application postponed, charge sheet amendedThe Namibian
Justine Shiweda died on Saturday following a brutal retaliatory attack
“I m not happy; my heart is burning," says the father of Ondangwa control prosecutor Justine Shiweda, who died on Saturday following a brutal retaliatory attack for her alleged refusal to grant a suspect bail in a high-profile case.”
Prosecutor Justine Shiweda dies after acid attack; suspects face murder charge for retaliatory killingThe Namibian
Ondangwa regional prosecutor Justine Shiweda passed away on Saturday in Windhoek
“"Yes, I can confirm. She passed on this morning in Windhoek," he said.”
Acid attack prosecutor’s case turns to murderThe Namibian
Justine Shiweda was shot and attacked with a corrosive concoction on 17 October 2025 at Ondangwa
“He told reporters at a press conference at Oshakati last year that Shiweda was shot and attacked with a corrosive concoction while she and her children were about to leave their house.”
Acid attack prosecutor’s case turns to murderThe Namibian
Justine Shiweda succumbed to injuries on Saturday following attack last October
“The Ministry OF Justice and Labour Relations confirms with deep sorrow the death of Ondangwa regional control prosecutor Justine Shiweda, who succumbed to her injuries on Saturday following a heinous attack last October.”
Justice Ministry Mourns Regional Control Prosecutor ShiwedaPetrus Shikwaya, accused of providing money for acid used in the fatal attack on Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda, has been denied bail. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder in common purpose, murder in common purpose, defeating or obstructing the course of justice, and defrauding Sanlam Namibia of N$154,000.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Petrus Shikwaya, accused of providing money for acid used in the fatal attack on Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda, has been denied bail. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder in common purpose, murder in common purpose, defeating or obstructing the course of justice, and defrauding Sanlam Namibia of N$154,000.
29 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Ondangwa Magistrate's Court has denied bail to Petrus Shikwaya, charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the killing of prosecutor Justine Shiweda, who died in February following an acid attack in October 2025. Shikwaya is the nephew of former police officer Abner Mateus, who allegedly decided to assassinate Shiweda after a failed bribe attempt.
28 August 2026 · Informanté →
The Office of the Judiciary has transferred three prosecutors and two magistrates from the Ondangwa Magistrate Court to help them recover emotionally after colleague Justine Shiweda was murdered. Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa said the transfers aim to provide staff with a different environment to cope with trauma and stress from the incident.
22 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's Chief Justice has convened stakeholders to consider security assessment findings covering more than 400 judicial officers and prosecutors, with the assessment to be submitted to Cabinet and the Office of the Prime Minister. The move addresses risks of intimidation and violence faced by those administering and prosecuting the law, prompted partly by the death of regional control prosecutor Justine Shiweda in October 2025.
17 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Chief Justice Peter Shivute convened a meeting to review a security assessment for over 400 prosecutors and judicial officers, following concerns heightened by the death of regional prosecutor Justine Shiweda. The report is expected to be submitted to Cabinet and the Office of the Prime Minister in the coming weeks for consideration and possible implementation.
17 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Swapo Party Youth League leader Paulus Nuuyoma was denied bail in Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on Friday, charged in connection with an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving more than N$1.2 million. He is accused of facilitating fraudulent insurance payouts linked to Klaudia Martin and Abner Mateus, who is accused of masterminding an attack on a prosecutor.
8 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Joshua Kaumbi, a Windhoek-based lawyer and politician, faces three criminal charges—assault by threat, common assault, and assault with intent to do bodily harm—after allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill a child maintenance officer handling his case in July. He has not been arrested pending evidential documents from the doctor, and has denied the allegations while opening a counter-case.
29 July 2026 · The Namibian →
In a bail hearing for Petrus Shikwaya, accused of financing the attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda, defence lawyer Murray Shikongo accused investigating officer Antonius Gabriel of fabricating evidence and questioned how conspiracy charges had been amended and withdrawn. Gabriel denied wrongdoing and testified that Shikwaya transported alleged kingpin Abner Mateus in connection with the fatal attack on Shiweda last October.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Petrus Shikwaya, accused in the murder case of Ondangwa Control Prosecutor Justine Shiweda, appeared in Ondangwa Magistrate's Court for cross-examination of the investigating officer by defence counsel.
23 July 2026 · Informanté →
Festus Amwaalwa, one of 28 people accused of defrauding Sanlam of about N$2.2 million, has requested the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court to remove lead investigator Leon Amakali, claiming misconduct, intimidation, and personal grievances threaten his right to a fair trial. Amwaalwa alleges Amakali demanded sexual favours from his sister and threatened to implicate him in an unrelated murder case.
20 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Matatias Ndengu, the seventh accused in the killing of Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda, was denied bail in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on Friday. According to a source, Ndengu allegedly travelled from Windhoek to Ondangwa with fellow accused Johannes Nghilifavali on 16 October and brought acid used in the attack on Shiweda on 17 October 2026, and faces six charges including murder under the doctrine of common purpose.
18 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Former Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital nurse Festus Amwaalwa, accused in a N$2.2 million Sanlam fraud case, claimed in bail submissions that the investigating officer made him "the sacrificial lamb" while other suspects, including hospital cleaner Hela Mpinge, escaped arrest. Amwaalwa also alleged the detective seized his cellphone without proper cause and viewed private photographs.
17 July 2026 · The Namibian →
A former nurse accused in a N$2.2 million Sanlam fraud case told the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court that an investigating officer made him "the sacrificial lamb," claiming a hospital cleaner with alleged ties to the case's alleged kingpin received money but was not arrested. He also alleged the officer seized his cellphone without warrant and viewed private photographs.
17 July 2026 · The Namibian →
The Acting Prosecutor General has secured a court order freezing funds in a NamPost account belonging to a northern businessman who was defrauded of N$2.2 million in an insurance fraud scheme targeting his Momentum Metropolitan Namibia life savings.
6 July 2026 · Informanté →
Two men implicated in the assassination of Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda were granted bail of N$2,000 each in Windhoek Magistrate's Court. They also face separate charges related to allegedly bribing a police officer to release an inmate, in connection with a conspiracy to murder Shiweda.
22 June 2026 · Informanté →
Petrus Shikwaya (22), facing murder charges in connection with prosecutor Justine Shiweda's death and fraud charges tied to an alleged N$2.1 million Sanlam scam, allegedly used part of the fraudulently obtained funds for purchases at KFC and building material suppliers, police told Ondangwa Magistrate's Court during his bail hearing.
21 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Detective chief inspector Antonius Gabriel testified at a bail hearing that late prosecutor Justine Shiweda was shot and attacked with a corrosive substance on 17 October 2025 while reversing her vehicle from her garage in Ondangwa. Gabriel, who was among the first police to arrive, described finding a smashed vehicle window, reddish foam on the seats, and a spent cartridge inside the car. The accused, Petrus Shikwaya, is alleged by the state to have financed the purchase of the acid used in the attack.
19 June 2026 · The Namibian →
The state alleges that murder suspect Abner Mateus planned to burn down Ondangwa Magistrate's Court and have his docket stolen after failed bail applications, and that he masterminded from prison the murder of prosecutor Justine Shiweda in October. Mateus denies the allegations.
18 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Police have alleged that murder accused Abner Mateus made several attempts to make a fraud case docket disappear, including recruiting police officers to steal court documents and attempting to bribe the prosecutor. The investigator testified that Mateus had a motive to interfere with justice because he was facing fraud charges stemming from a 2022 case in which he allegedly defrauded a pensioner of N$70 000.
18 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Prosecutors allege that murder accused Abner Mateus communicated with a fugitive suspect before and after the October attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda, and that co-accused Petrus Shikwaya transferred N$4,950 to the same suspect minutes after the attack. Shiweda was shot and doused with corrosive acid in Ondangwa and died in hospital in February.
17 June 2026 · The Namibian →
A man accused of masterminding an acid attack on late Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda declined to reveal the source of N$40,000 he used to purchase a vehicle that the state claims was used to transport acid used in the October attack. Shiweda died from the attack's injuries in February; the vehicle is central to the state's case.
16 June 2026 · The Namibian →
In a bail hearing for his co-accused nephew, murder accused Abner Mateus testified to Ondangwa Magistrate's Court that he is not a murderer and had no intention of killing anyone. Mateus is among six men charged in connection with the death of former Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda.
16 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Abner Mateus, a former police officer accused in the murder of Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda, testified that he deliberately hid from his nephew and co-accused Petrus Shikwaya that he had been arrested and held in police custody since November 2022. Mateus and Shikwaya are among six men accused of orchestrating last October's attack on Shiweda, who was shot seven times and treated with corrosive acid before dying in February.
13 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Abner Mateus, accused of masterminding a fatal attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda, testified in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court that it would be unfair to keep his nephew and co-accused Petrus Shikwaya in custody. Mateus disputed the state's assertion that it has a strong case against Shikwaya, arguing that Shikwaya's alleged involvement is based only on sending N$1 200 that was purportedly used to buy acid.
13 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Emotions erupted at the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court during a bail hearing for murder accused Petrus Shikwaya when one of prosecutor Justine Shiweda's sisters attempted to confront alleged mastermind Abner Mateus. According to the state, Mateus instructed Shikwaya to send N$1 200 to Petrus Uusiku to buy acid allegedly used in the attack that led to Shiweda's death.
12 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Petrus Shikwaya, one of six men accused of murdering Ondangwa control prosecutor Justine Shiweda, told Ondangwa Magistrate's Court that he did not conspire to commit the murder. Cellphone records showed communication between Shikwaya and his uncle Abner Matheus, whom the State alleges masterminded the killing, and bank transfers allegedly linked to the purchase of corrosive substance used in the attack.
11 June 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Petrus Shikwaya (22), accused of orchestrating an October attack on prosecutor Justine Shiweda that led to her death in February, allegedly laundered money through his grandmother's bank account, the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court heard. Shikwaya denied the allegation, claiming his grandmother transferred funds to him to purchase stock for her business.
11 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Kelsey Kudumo, an Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital intern doctor, faces allegations of participating in an insurance fraud scheme involving falsified medical reports and laboratory results amounting to more than N$2.1 million. The prosecution claims medical records were falsified to support fraudulent insurance claims, with two doctors and a former nurse also linked to the scheme.
21 May 2026 · The Namibian →
A former Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital nurse is accused of exchanging laboratory results to facilitate a fraudulent insurance claim of N$1.2 million submitted to Sanlam Namibia in December 2024, allegedly in cohort with two doctors and an intern doctor. The state alleges that N$1.8 million in fraudulent claims were submitted, with portions of funds distributed to the accused and other alleged conspirators.
19 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Festus Amwaalwa, a former Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital nurse applying for bail, has denied knowing alleged Sanlam fraud kingpin Abner Mateus or involvement in fraudulent insurance claims. State prosecutors allege Mateus recruited Amwaalwa to process fraudulent Sanlam claims amounting to about N$1.9m, but Amwaalwa testified he only met Mateus after their arrests in the investigation.
19 May 2026 · Namibian Sun →