Also known as: Judge Naomi Shivute
High Court judge presiding over criminal trials in Namibia, including murder and rape cases.
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The Namibian
Judge Naomi Shivute began to hear testimony in a trial within a trial on admissibility of evidence
“Shivute yesterday began to hear testimony in a trial within a trial to decide the admissibility of evidence that the prosecution, represented by state advocate Ethel Ndlovu, wants to present to the court.”
Windhoek Avis Dam murder trial: Accused allege police torture and forced confessions in court caseNew Era
Judge Naomi Shivute heard mitigation proceedings in the case
“/Narib, taking the witness stand before Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute, told his side of the story.”
Killer stepdad narrates ordealNew Era
Judge Naomi Shivute handed down the conviction for murder and defeating course of justice
“Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute handed down the conviction following /Narib's guilty pleas to murder and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.”
Man convicted of stepson’s murderInformanté
High Court Judge Lady Justice Naomi Shivute found guilty /Narib on both counts of murder and defeating course of justice
“Judge Shivute consequently found him guilty on both counts.”
“It’s too late, I took your son’s life” – /NaribThe Namibian
Judge Naomi Shivute agreed with Christiaan's appeal judgement
“Judge Naomi Shivute agreed with her judgement.”
Cocaine smuggler fails with appeal against sentenceThe Namibian
Judge Naomi Shivute dismissed Khatri's appeal against conviction and 20-year sentence
“In an appeal judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court on Friday, judge Naomi Shivute said the complainant in the trial of Pakistani national Farhan Khatri was still immature when she had sexual encounters with him and it was easy for her to be manipulated by him and two women who stood trial with him.”
Car dealer fails with rape appealThe Namibian
Judge Naomi Shivute found Johannes Tobias guilty of murder
“Judge Naomi Shivute found Johannes Tobias (50) guilty on a count of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, after recording that Tobias admitted he had killed his girlfriend, Miriam Block (28), at Rehoboth on 1 July 2021.”
Man guilty of murdering girlfriend at RehobothMarlien Conradie, accused of stealing about N$41 million from her employer Western Investments Namibia by redirecting supplier payments to her own accounts between 2016 and 2025, has had her bail appeal rejected by the High Court. She was arrested on 7 November 2025 on fraud and POCA charges.
20 hours ago · Informanté →
Marlien Conradie, accused of stealing about N$41 million from her employer Western Investments Namibia by redirecting supplier payments to her own accounts between 2016 and 2025, has had her bail appeal rejected by the High Court. She was arrested on 7 November 2025 on fraud and POCA charges.
20 hours ago · Informanté →
Two Noordoewer men, Dirk von Weidts (75) and Jors Arrie (49), accused of raping a girl aged 10–11 between October 2020 and January 2021, will receive the verdict in their Windhoek High Court trial on 14 September. Judge Naomi Shivute postponed delivery of judgement after hearing closing arguments.
10 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Jandré Lodewyk Dippenaar, the first person in Namibia convicted of murder with direct intent from a car accident, has had his application to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court dismissed by the High Court. Dippenaar was sentenced in August 2024 to 15 years' imprisonment after being convicted on six counts of murder and other charges relating to a December 2014 car crash in Henties Bay that killed six people.
6 June 2026 · Informanté →
Johan Morkel, 42, denied guilt on 14 charges including seven counts of rape, three counts of child trafficking, attempted rape, and abduction at the Windhoek High Court. The state alleges he abducted a 15-year-old girl in December 2018 and raped her multiple times, raped a 9-year-old girl in May 2021, and attempted to rape an underage girl.
28 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Jandre Dippenaar, convicted of six counts of murder stemming from a 2014 car accident near Henties Bay that killed six people, has lodged an application to appeal to the Supreme Court after the High Court dismissed his earlier appeal in December. Dippenaar was the first in Namibia convicted of murder based on dolus eventualis rather than culpable homicide in a motor vehicle collision case; he argued the court wrongly prioritised eyewitness testimony over expert evidence, but judges ruled the trial court correctly drew inferences and imposed an appropriate sentence.
10 March 2026 · New Era →
Two magistrates testified in the Windhoek High Court that two men accused of robbing and murdering a resident at Avis Dam in July 2020 voluntarily made confessions after their arrests, with neither man reporting threats or coercion when statements were recorded in November 2020.
27 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Riddick Narib was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for the brutal murder of his five-year-old stepson Dantali Eiseb in Walvis Bay in January 2023. Narib admitted to repeatedly striking the boy with a brick and cutting him with a knife, and told the court he committed the act to hurt the boy's mother, with whom he was in a failed marriage.
23 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A 33-year-old Walvis Bay resident was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute for the brutal assault and killing of his five-year-old stepson in January 2023. Judge Shivute said the accused, who suspected the boy's mother of infidelity, had no right to commit murder and noted his subsequent torment of the mother through text messages compounded the crime.
20 February 2026 · New Era →
Ricddick /Narib, 32, was sentenced to 30 years in jail by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute for the murder of his five-year-old stepson, Dantali Wilfred Eiseb, in Walvis Bay on 6 January 2023. /Narib assaulted the child with a brick, buried the body in a shallow grave, and later sent a text to the victim's mother stating he had taken her son's life.
19 February 2026 · Informanté →
Riddick Narib, 33, pleaded guilty to murdering his five-year-old stepson Dantali Eiseb on 6 January 2023 by striking him repeatedly in the face with a brick, and was sentenced to an effective 30-year prison term by Judge Naomi Shivute in the Windhoek High Court. Narib also received a five-year sentence for obstructing the course of justice, with three years to run concurrently.
19 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A Windhoek High Court judge struck the State's application for leave to appeal against bail granted to former Namcor executive Cornelius Cedric Willemse, finding that the State had missed the deadline to file its heads of argument. The State, which had accused Willemse of facilitating fuel supply in breach of policy and receiving suspicious deposits, must now start the bail appeal process afresh.
17 February 2026 · New Era →
The Windhoek High Court struck the state's application for leave to appeal against bail granted to former Namcor manager Cedric Willemse off the court roll, ruling that the state must start afresh with a proper postponement application if it wishes to continue the appeal. Willemse, facing 10 charges including fraud and corruption, was granted N$200,000 bail by a magistrate who found his explanation for payments plausible.
17 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Judges Naomi Shivute and Dinah Usiku have struck an appeal by the State challenging bail granted to Cedric Willemse, former logistics and supply manager at Namcor, in the "Oilrot" case involving alleged fraud and irregular credit extensions at the state-owned petroleum corporation. The application was struck after the State Prosecutor failed to file substantive opposition within the required timeframe.
16 February 2026 · Informanté →
Two men accused of robbing and murdering a Windhoek resident at Avis Dam in 2020 are disputing that they made confessions freely and voluntarily, alleging they were assaulted by police and instructed what to say. A judge has begun hearing testimony to determine the admissibility of evidence the prosecution wants to present.
5 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A man convicted of killing his five-year-old stepson testified during mitigation proceedings that personal struggles and a relationship breakdown with the boy's mother drove him to strike the child with a brick multiple times. He cited heartbreak over the mother's alleged infidelity as his motive, though he acknowledged during cross-examination that he could have resolved matters maturely and expressed remorse for taking the child's life.
4 February 2026 · New Era →
Iuze Mukube Riddick Melchior (32) was found guilty of murdering his five-year-old stepson Dantali Wilfried by repeatedly hitting him with a brick and cutting him with a knife in January 2023, and of defeating the course of justice by burying the body. The Windhoek High Court conviction followed Melchior's guilty pleas after he admitted his actions were intentional and unlawful, though motivated by anger at the child's mother.
29 January 2026 · New Era →
Riddick Melchior /Narib has been found guilty of murdering five-year-old Dantali Wilfried Eiseb on 6 January 2023, after assaulting the child with a brick in the dunes of Narraville and burying him in a shallow grave. /Narib pleaded guilty to murder and to defeating the course of justice, and was convicted by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute.
29 January 2026 · Informanté →