Man killed at tug shop in curfew hours

A 34-year-old man was arrested for murder after he stabbed and killed 25-year-old Vevangapi Kandjai in Swakopmund on Saturday (8 May 2021). A fight between the two men resulted in the murder.

The suspect made a first appearance in the Swakopmund magistrates court of Swakopmund on Monday.
The murder occurred in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb at a tuckshop. It was during curfew hours. Kandjai was stabbed in the stomach and head and died in the Swakopmund state hospital due to the serious nature of his injuries.
The owner of the tuckshop was arrested on charges of contravening public health regulations, gathering of people during curfew hours, selling alcohol after hours and selling alcohol without a liquor license.