Also known as: magistrate Olga Muharukua
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New Era
Magistrate Olga Muharukua granted Willemse bail on condition that he reports every weekday at the Okahandja Police Station
“She granted Willemse bail on condition that he reports every weekday, from Monday to Friday, at the Okahandja Police Station.”
Willemse bail appeal dismissedThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua granted Willemse bail in an amount of N$200,000
“The state filed an application for leave to appeal to the High Court after magistrate Olga Muharukua granted Willemse bail in an amount of N$200 000 in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court near the end of October last year.”
State sent back to the start in Namcor bail appeal bidThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua presided over court appearance of Antindi and Mundjego
“They have to make a next court appearance on 20 February, when a date for the hearing of a bail application will be decided.”
Two new accused in court on Namcor chargesNew Era
Magistrate Olga Muharukua postponed the matter to 31 March 2026 for further investigations
“With no opposition from either side, magistrate Olga Muharukua postponed the matter to 31 March 2026 for further investigations.”
Bar ‘shooter’ puts bail application on holdThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua postponed matter to Monday next week for bail hearing
“The court appearance ended with magistrate Olga Muharukua postponing the matter to Monday next week for a bail hearing.”
Namcor case accused Cedric Willemse back to holding cells after discharge from hospitalThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua said suspect will join eight co-accused for formal bail application on Monday
“Leo Stefanus will join eight other co-accused for formal bail application on Monday, magistrate Olga Muharukua said on Friday when the suspect appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court.”
Another Namcor accused appears in courtThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua postponed matter to 14 July for bail hearing
“Magistrate Olga Muharukua on Thursday postponed the matter to 14 July for a bail hearing.”
Lawyers in Namcor case accuse state of making up chargesThe Namibian
Magistrate Olga Muharukua postponed case to 23 May and ordered custody
“Shololo's court appearance before magistrate Olga Muharukua ended with the magistrate postponing his case to 23 May and ordering that he should be held in custody in the meantime.”
Second Namdia robbery, murder accused, Sam Shololo, appears in courtDefence lawyer Milton Engelbrecht says he needs time to consider a psychiatric evaluation report on his client, Giano Seibeb (29), who was arrested at State House in Windhoek on 30 April after allegedly being found naked on the premises. Seibeb's case has been postponed to 4 September.
13 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Defence lawyer Milton Engelbrecht says he needs time to consider a psychiatric evaluation report on his client, Giano Seibeb (29), who was arrested at State House in Windhoek on 30 April after allegedly being found naked on the premises. Seibeb's case has been postponed to 4 September.
13 August 2026 · The Namibian →
The High Court has frozen assets linked to Namcor accused Cornelius 'Cedric' Willemse, including farm Groot Driehoekvlakte in Hardap and a Toyota Land Cruiser, as part of efforts by the prosecutor general to permanently seize them under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
20 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Martha Dobberstein (78) pleaded not guilty to one count of money laundering and seven charges of theft in Windhoek Magistrate's Court. She is accused of stealing more than N$4 million from deceased estates of which she had been appointed as administrator, with thefts alleged between October 2022 and December 2025.
8 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Giano Seibeb, a 29-year-old Windhoek resident who breached State House security in April when found naked in a presidential guest house, has been assessed as mentally unfit to stand trial. A psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, concluding he was incapable of appreciating the wrongfulness of his actions at the time of the alleged offences.
25 June 2026 · The Namibian →
The prosecution has amended charges against Petrus Uusiku Pandeni and Kuume Petrus Shikwaya from murder to corruption-related offences following the transfer of their trial back to Windhoek Magistrate's Court from Ondangwa, with the court finding their charges unrelated to the original proceedings. Pandeni and Shikwaya now face conspiracy to commit corruption and corruption charges, while their co-accused Matheus Angula faces corruptly using office for gratification and conspiracy to commit corruption charges, though he still faces a murder charge in Ondangwa.
16 April 2026 · New Era →
Austin Elindi, director of fuel companies alleged to have defrauded the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) of millions of namibian dollars, was granted bail in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court after spending more than eight months in custody. He is the last of 14 accused persons in the case to be released on bail and faces charges including fraud, corruption, and money laundering related to fuel sales and unpaid credits.
12 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Businessman Austin Elindi, accused in a National Petroleum Corporation corruption case involving bribes and fraudulent fuel deliveries, was granted bail of N$50,000 in Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Thursday, after nearly nine months in custody since his July 2025 arrest by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Elindi must report to the ACC office twice weekly, surrender travel documents, and remain in the Windhoek district pending his next court appearance on 21 April.
10 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Windhoek Magistrate's Court has postponed to 18 June the case against Joel Angula and Sam Shololo, accused in a fatal January 2025 armed robbery at state-owned Namdia in which diamonds valued at N$335.6 million were stolen. The state was granted more time to complete parallel investigations across multiple jurisdictions and for the prosecutor general to decide on final charges.
5 April 2026 · The Namibian →
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 →
Fourteen individuals charged with fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia are scheduled to plead on 21 April after the Windhoek Magistrate's Court postponed their case yesterday to allow further investigations and state preparation. The accused are alleged to have been involved in fraudulent transactions including the sale of filling station assets to a Namcor subsidiary for N$53.2 million and credit limit breaches with fuel companies.
22 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Two men accused in the murder of prosecutor Justine Shiweda have had their case transferred from Windhoek to Ondangwa Magistrate's Court to be tried with their co-accused. Eight people have been arrested over the October 2025 attack on Shiweda, which involved shooting and throwing corrosive acid on his body, allegedly linked to his denial of bail to one of the accused.
9 March 2026 · New Era →
Two women arrested in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at Namcor have been granted bail of N$50,000 each. Martha Antindi and her sister Johanna Mundjego deny active involvement in the movement of funds and claim they delegated all operational responsibilities to Antindi's son Victor Malima, who remains a fugitive.
24 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A former bank employee and two relatives of fugitive Victor Malema were granted bail of N$50,000 each in connection with alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor). The three must report weekly to authorities and face charges including forgery, money laundering, and theft; six accused in the matter are now out on bail pending investigations.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
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 →
Martha Antindi, mother of wanted Victor Malima, and Johanna Mundjego appeared in Windhoek Magistrate's Court facing charges of dealing with gratification, money laundering, and theft connected to N$1.5 million payments from a fuel company implicated in fraud and corruption at state-owned Namcor. The charges relate to alleged money flows from Enercon Namibia through intermediary companies following disputed asset sales and fuel credit defaults at Namcor.
11 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Martha Antindi and Johanna Mundjego were arrested and made first appearance in Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Monday, charged with dealing in gratification, money laundering, and theft linked to alleged fraud and corruption at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia. Both women are held in custody pending a bail application hearing on 20 February.
9 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Gabes Shiimi, 30, abandoned his formal bail application in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday after the investigating officer testified that investigations were nearing completion. Shiimi faces murder and firearm discharge charges in relation to the June 2025 death of Nande Simon Mulokoshi at the Chicago Bar and Restaurant; the matter has been postponed to 31 March 2026.
27 January 2026 · New Era →