… Defence lawyers representing the two accused, Iileka Kefas (39) and Johannes Shetunyenga (37), informed judge Naomi Shivute in the Windhoek High Court yesterday that their clients are both alleging they were assaulted by police officers and were instructed what to say when they m …
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Naomi Shivute
Windhoek High Court judge who presided over murder convictions and bail proceedings in 2026.
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- February 2026
… He cited personal struggles and a relationship breakdown with the boy’s mother as main reasons that pushed him into killing his stepson by hitting him with a brick multiple times. /Narib, taking the witness stand before Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute, told his side of th …
Killer stepdad narrates ordeal- January 2026
… 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 murder… The trial of /Narib was heard before High Court Judge Lady Justice Naomi Shivute. …
“It’s too late, I took your son’s life” – /Narib- June 2024
… Judge Naomi Shivute agreed with her judgement. Defence lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji represented Bastos in the appeal. …
Cocaine smuggler fails with appeal against 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 wom …
Car dealer fails with rape appeal- July 2023
… Judge Naomi Shivute and acting judge Philanda Christiaan yesterday postponed the delivery of their judgement on Amushelelo’s bail appeal to 14 August, after they heard oral arguments on the appeal in the Windhoek High Court. …
Amushelelo to wait for bail appeal decision… 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 Rehoboth
Society
Man pleads not guilty to 14 charges including rape and trafficking
The News
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.
Why it matters
High-profile court case: man pleads not guilty to 14 charges including seven rape counts and child trafficking, drawing continued public accountability attention.
28 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 28 April
Man pleads not guilty to 14 charges including rape and trafficking
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 →
Tuesday 10 March
Dippenaar seeks Supreme Court review of murder conviction
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 →
Friday 27 February
Magistrates testify Avis Dam murder confessions were voluntary
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 →
Monday 23 February
Walvis Bay stepfather sentenced 30 years for murdering five-year-old
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 →
Friday 20 February
Walvis Bay man sentenced to 30 years for stepson's murder
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 →
Thursday 19 February
Man sentenced to 30 years for murdering five-year-old stepson
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 →
Walvis Bay man sentenced 30 years for child murder
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 →
Tuesday 17 February
High Court dismisses State's bail appeal for Willemse
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 →
State must restart appeal against Namcor manager's bail
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 →
Monday 16 February
High Court strikes State's challenge to Willemse bail
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 →
Thursday 5 February
Windhoek murder trial: accused allege police torture
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 →
Wednesday 4 February
Convicted stepdad claims relationship breakdown triggered child's killing
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 →
Thursday 29 January
Man convicted of murdering five-year-old stepson in Walvis Bay
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 →
Man convicted of murdering five-year-old stepson in Walvis Bay
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 →