27 May 2021 | Justice
REMOVE: Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda wants the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF) to be declared unlawful and removed immediately. Photo: NAMPA
ELLANIE SMIT
WINDHOEK
Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda has filed an application with the High Court in which he is asking that the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF) be declared unlawful, unconstitutional and not sanctioned by law.
The defendants in the matter are agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein, the government, attorney-general Festus Mbandeka and an official from the directorate of veterinary services, Hango Nambinga.
Amupanda further wants a court order directing and compelling the agriculture minister and the government to remove the VCF within 90 days.
10 May 2021 | Justice
STILL IN CUSTODY: Three additional charges have been added to the case of British billionaire Harvey Boulter, who stands accused of murder. PHOTO: FILE
ESTER KAMATI
OUTJO
Three additional charges have been brought against Harvey Boulter, accused of the murder of his farm foreman, Gerhard van Wyk, on 27 February 2021.
The additional charges – defeating/obstructing the course of justice, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition – were disclosed at Boulter’s bail hearing on Thursday.
The investigating officer in the case, who cannot be named in the interest of the ongoing investigation, testified that the murder weapon was owned by the company XC Arms and Ammunition for the purpose of demonstration and sale.