Windhoek Mayor Queen Kamati, alongside City of Windhoek CEO Moses Matyayi, visited the City Police Headquarters to gain more insight into the daily operations of the force.  The event was a joint operation by the City Police and the Police that also highlighted the latest technological advancements used by the City designed to enhance crime-fighting […]

Magistrate Gaynor Poulton has sentenced Jandre Dippenaar to 15 years in prison for killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014.   It was an intense and emotional ending for the families of the victims of the crash and Jandre Dippenaar. Both parties have waited for 10 years for the court […]

The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) has officially launched Community Service Orders (CSOs) at the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court, offering an alternative to traditional imprisonment for non-serious offenders.  Deputy Commissioner-General Mariana Martin expressed satisfaction with the program’s early success, stating that most offenders in Rehoboth are complying with their community service obligations. This reflects the program’s effectiveness […]

Murder convict Jandre Dippenaar was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014. Magistrate Gaynor Poulton further sentenced Dippenaar to two years, or N$8,000, for reckless driving and N$2,000 or three years in prison for driving without a valid license. Jan-Karl Horn, who lost […]

Police in the Kavango West Region are on a mission to combat illegal timber harvesting and sale. During August, at least 400 processed timber planks were confiscated.  According to Kavango West Police Commander Julia Sakuwa-Neo, the region has been plagued by several criminal syndicates, who mostly come from other regions.  The Commissioner Sakuwa-Neo indicated that […]

State advocate Ethel Ndlovu wants a 10- to 15-year prison sentence for Jandre Dippenaar, who was convicted of killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014. The state and defence in the Dippenaar case presented oral closing arguments in the regional court at Swakopmund on Thursday. Defence lawyer Albert Strydom asked […]

A neuropsychologist who testified in defence of Jandre Dippenaar, who faces multiple counts of murder and is bracing for sentencing, has called for the suspension of his prison term. Last month, Dippenaar was convicted on six counts of murder for causing an accident near Henties Bay in 2014. On the second day of Jandre Dippenaars’ […]

The teenage mother who allegedly abandoned her newborn in Ondangwa on Tuesday has said she just needed a safe space for her baby while writing her examination. The baby was found abandoned in a box at a property that used to be a daycare centre but has since stopped operating. The Namibian Police Force’s Crime […]

The Erongo Region has reported a 5% increase in crime over the past two years. 5,070 cases were reported last year in comparison to 5,332 reported this year between the period of January and July. Erongo Police have identified possible causes of crime in the region in issues such as the influx of people in […]