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Werner Menges

Windhoek

Reporter at The Namibian

Observer of human folly, reporter of cautionary tales, dog walker

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  • 1 week ago | namibian.com.na | Werner Menges

    A grootfontein resident facing terrorism, high treason and other charges in the Windhoek High Court has to make a next court appearance in July. During a pretrial hearing before deputy judge president Shafimana Ueitele yesterday, defence lawyer Wihan Brand asked for the case of terrorism and treason accused Jona Hangula (32) to be postponed to 16 July.

  • 1 week ago | namibian.com.na | Werner Menges

    A Company and close corporation owing close to N$400 million to a subsidiary of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) are staring bankruptcy in the face after being placed under a provisional liquidation order.

  • 1 week ago | namibian.com.na | Werner Menges

    A mariental resident accused of carrying out a fatal assault on his brother in April 2021 says his father instructed him to beat his sibling with a piece of hosepipe to chastise him. In testimony heard by judge Philanda Christiaan in the Windhoek High Court last week, Borris le Roux (31) denied there was an intention to kill his younger brother, Carlos le Roux (23), when he and his father beat Carlos with pieces of hosepipe.

  • 1 week ago | namibian.com.na | Werner Menges

    The charges faced by former minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Mac Hengari after his arrest seven weeks ago must be rejected as invalid, because they are premised on a rape charge against Hengari that does not exist, a lawyer argued in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

  • 2 weeks ago | namibian.com.na | Werner Menges

    A Lüderitz resident who killed his brother by stabbing him repeatedly with a knife has been found guilty of culpable homicide after standing trial in the Windhoek High Court. Brenton Hendricks (24) was found not guilty on a charge of murder, but convicted of culpable homicide, in a judgement delivered by judge Claudia Claasen on Friday.

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Werner Menges @WernerMenges
30 Apr 22

Having carefully considered the matter, I have once more come to the conclusion that not only should the Russian warship go screw itself, but Vladimir Putin and his nuclear threats should go do so, too. 🖕 ☮️

Werner Menges
Werner Menges @WernerMenges
27 Feb 22

Namibians supporting peace and international law protested against Bush & Blair's illegal war in Iraq at the US diplomatic mission in 2003. Now, for ease of reference, Russia's embassy in Namibia is at the corner of Jan Jonker Road & Christian Street in Windhoek. #StopWar https://t.co/LjPU4baQgt

Werner Menges
Werner Menges @WernerMenges
17 Dec 21

RT @BookDenWindhoek: THE UNBEARABLE BEAUTY OF TREES/HELGA BURGER N$575 56 magnificent trees of Kavango and Zambezi https://t.co/ZHoWOgLgTD