Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo has announced the promotion of Deputy Commissioner Eric Clay as commander for the Kunene Region, effective next month. The big day began with a vibrant street drill by police officers, showcasing discipline, unity, and the spirit of service that defines the force. Incoming Commissioner Clay, who is currently the Head of […]
Six police officers are among eight people arrested for the alleged smuggling of police firearms, following a tip-off from South African authorities about weapons from Namibia being used in gang violence in the Western Cape. The suspects appeared in the Windhoek Regional Court. Two of the suspects are civilian employees of the police. According to […]
Magistrate Jurina |Hochobes recused herself from the NAMCOR corruption case on Tuesday. Before recusing herself |Hochobes told the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court that she did not know any of the accused persons in the matter, but said the State’s announcement in August that it intended to seek her recusal had created public speculation. The State did […]
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, said a Quantum bus was available for the Namibia Correctional Service officials who died in the Mariental accident on Saturday. She said it remains unclear why the officers were transported in a vehicle reserved for inmates. Iipumbu, alongside the Police Chief and the Commissioner […]
Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, the police chief, has released the names of the officers killed in the Mariental car crash on Saturday. Shikongo said two sisters were among those who died. The deceased are: 1. Senior Chief Correctional Officer David Mawis Musambani (Male) 2. Chief Correctional Officer Naimi Ndapewashali Shipena (Female) 3. Chief Correctional Officer […]
The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has confirmed that 20 people were involved in the Mariental car accident, with 16 fatalities. MVA Fund CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku informed NBC News that 13 victims died at the scene, one at Mariental State Hospital, another en route to Windhoek, and one more in a Windhoek hospital. The Fund […]
The police have recorded six murders and culpable homicide cases, two attempted murder cases, and one assault case over the weekend. The statistics are contained in the police weekend crime report. In Omuramba, a 24-year-old woman died on Friday after she was struck on the head with a stone by her boyfriend during an argument […]
Police have identified the officer who was gunned down at Walvis Bay on Wednesday as 34-year-old Simasiku Matongo. A report released this evening indicated that Matongo was murdered in cold blood by a suspected criminal, Jacques Pienaar. Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona said Pienaar, an adult from Usakos, robbed someone at a gambling house in the harbour […]
The Namibian Police have recorded 3,203 cases involving firearms between 2021 and 2024. This was revealed at the launch of the Amnesty on Arms, Ammunition and Armament campaign in Windhoek on Friday. According to the police’s national crime statistics involving firearms from 2021 to 2024, 165 cases of murder were recorded, along with 1,488 cases […]
Police Deputy Inspector General, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, has been nominated as a candidate for the presidency of INTERPOL. Anne-Marie Nainda’s candidacy was recommended by the SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee and endorsed by the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation in July, before being approved by the SADC […]
