The ||Kharas Region has recorded a 6% increase in crimes committed during the first quarter of 2025/26. This was revealed by the acting police regional commander, Deputy Commissioner Gertruda !Kharugab, in an interview with NBC News. Crime statistics show cases totalling 1,284 were recorded during the period under review, compared to 1,202 recorded in the […]
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) says it is inaccurate that its former Managing Director won an unfair labour case against the company. This statement follows several media reports related to an arbitration ruling issued on the 6th of June 2025. The company dismissed the reports as a gross misrepresentation. NAMCOR states that the […]
The Otjozondjupa Regional Council is facing a scandal after eight individuals were arrested in connection with the theft of drought relief food. The suspects include a warehouse supervisor, Kavenandangi Ndjoze, and the Chief Administrative Officer, Dickson Kahuva, who is responsible for the Drought Relief Programme in the region. They were apprehended after a man was […]
A 14-year-old boy committed suicide in Windhoek’s Otjomuise residential area. According to the police report, Elgen Mogle was allegedly sent to the shops by his grandmother to buy a few foodstuffs for the house in the afternoon. It is reported that after Elgen returned home, he was heard asking his little brother for a rope, […]
The Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court has denied the bail application of Chairmaine Cloete, one of three suspects charged with two counts of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and illicit trafficking under the Diamond Act. In his judgment, Magistrate Erick Dandu stated that the evidence presented by the state, which included suspicious transactions involving large […]
A 14-year-old boy was arrested in the Omusati Region after allegedly raping three minor boys. Omusati Police Commander Ismael Basson said the three boys were collecting cattle from the grazing field when the suspect allegedly caught them one by one, undressed them, and raped them. Basson further stated that a fourth boy, after witnessing the […]
The Namibian Police Force has committed to intensifying its efforts against drug trafficking networks. During the observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Police Chief Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo issued a stern warning to criminal syndicates. Shikongo highlighted the increasing threat posed by local and transnational drug dealers who are infiltrating […]
The Namibian Police have seized illicit drugs valued at over N$106 million and arrested 3,264 suspects between January 2023 and December 2024. According to official statistics released by police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, there has been a consistent year-on-year increase in both the value and volume of drug seizures. In 2023, NamPol intercepted narcotics […]
The 1.55-hectare dagga plantation that was discovered on a private farm at Hochfeld last month has not been destroyed yet. Otjozondjupa Police Commander Philip Hidengwa says they are still working out modalities to that effect with the Ministry of Agriculture. In a telephonic interview, Commissioner Hidengwa attributed the delay to the sorghum crop that is […]
Two men accused of raping and murdering Keolebogile Paulino last month at Divundu have been denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court. The case is remanded to 12 September for further investigations. Bernard Mukoya (24) and Ghuwanga Mukerenge (22) were arrested at Karenga Village. According to Bonifasius Kanyetu, the Kavango East Police Crime Investigations Coordinator, […]
