A 50-year-old man was arrested at the Liselo checkpoint near Katima Mulilo after he was found in possession of protected game products, including lion teeth, bones and oils extracted from lion fat. The discovery was made on Monday at midday during a routine vehicle search conducted by law enforcement officers with the assistance of a […]
The police have recorded more than 4,400 cases of gender-based violence between April 2024 and February this year. Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo revealed the statistics at a high-level stakeholders meeting at Swakopmund aimed at strengthening the National Gender-Based Violence Information Management System. Although the system is considered a key tool for addressing gender-based violence, […]
A 27-year-old Namibian man is expected to make his first appearance in the Katima Mulilo District Court on Monday on a charge of attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl. In the regional weekend briefing availed to Nampa on Sunday, Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Zambezi Regional Spokesperson and Head of Community Policing, Inspector Kisco Sitali, indicated […]
Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete says efforts are being made to bring to book people who stole diamonds worth more than N$300 million from NAMDIA. Ithete was responding to questions from PDM Leader McHenry Venaani about the progress of investigations into Namdia’s robbery. Venaani expressed concern over the lack of transparency and the silence surrounding […]
NAMDIA spokesperson Beverley Coussement has said that the company has not been officially briefed by the relevant authorities regarding the latest developments in the NAMDIA robbery matter. According to Coussement, the company is confident that it will receive the necessary updates in due course. Coussement further said NAMDIA is, at this point, not able to […]
The grandmother of the recently murdered 5-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp has expressed dismay over the lack of support the family received from the government and the police after the disappearance of the Grade Zero learner at Okahandja. Ingrid disappeared from the school grounds on March 20, and she was found in a pool of water the […]
Deputy Inspector General of the Police Elias Mutota has said the police have launched a special operation to prevent more crimes and to find those responsible for the murders of two minors and a teenager at Okahandja. Major General Mutota, while speaking on the nbc’s Wheels of Justice programme, revealed that 12 people of interest […]
The Erongo Police are seeking public assistance in locating George Hamanja Isaacks, a 52-year-old police officer who has been reported missing. According to his colleagues, Isaacks travelled from Windhoek to Walvis Bay for work-related duties. He was last seen at around 14h00 on Friday, 2 May 2025, at his workplace in Walvis Bay. Since then, […]
Police in the Kavango East Region have listened to the local residents who have been complaining about not feeling safe. NamPol will now carry out regular patrols for the next two months. Kavango East Regional Commander, Commissioner Andreas Haingura, told the law enforcement officers that it was time to bring order back to the region. […]
The Inspector General of the Police continued his nationwide crime prevention campaign this weekend, engaging with the community at Oshikango in the Ohangwena region. Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo urged residents to actively participate in reducing crime in their areas. Crime, the police chief said, undermines peace, security, and development. He thus urged the nation to […]
