Crime

By Maria Namupala The Oshana Regional Commander, Commissioner Naftal Sakaria region said that there will be no room for criminals in the Oshana region. Sakaria said this while launching Operation New Era today in Oshakati. Operation New Era is aimed to combat crime during this Easter Weekend, and will go until Tuesday. Sakaria said criminals needs to be warned as there are no rooms for criminal activities in the region. […]

By: Selma Taapopi The National African Students Association (NASA) Khomas Region secretary Shalom Shivolo said delays in solving criminal cases enable perpetrators to continue committing crimes. NASA comments come after five-year-old girl Ingrid Maasdorp was raped and murdered in Okahandja in March. The body of the Grade 0 learner was discovered in a riverbed under a bridge. The perpetrator remains at large. Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said there are no […]

A 56-year-old woman was defrauded of N$60,000 in Klein Windhoek. Police allege that the complainant received a phone call from an unknown male suspect who posed as a representative of Bank Windhoek. Under the pretense of assisting with a banking matter, the suspect manipulated the complainant into revealing her personal banking information. Acting on the suspect’s instructions, the complainant unknowingly facilitated the transfer of N$60,000 from her account. No arrests […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo A case of fraud is under police investigation following an incident that occurred on Friday, April 4, 2025, between 16h00 and 17h00 at Farm Wolftoon, near Aranos. According to police, a 48-year-old Namibian woman was contacted telephonically by a person who identified himself as an employee of Telecom Namibia. Accord to the police report, the suspect allegedly informed the complainant that her WIFI system needed to be […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo A case of culpable homicide, as well as reckless and/or negligent driving, is under investigation following a fatal accident on the MR118 road between Oranjemund and Rosh Pinah. The incident occurred on Saturday, 5 April 2025, at approximately 21h00, about 40 km from Oranjemund. It is alleged that the 35-year-old male driver of a white Chevrolet sedan lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn. According […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo Two Namibian men, aged 24 and 28, were arrested in connection with a case of stock theft valued at N$3000. The incident occurred on Friday, 4 April 2025, between 17h00 and 18h00 at Farm Mersa, Aranos. It is alleged that the suspects unlawfully entered a farm camp and slaughtered two sheep without the owner’s consent. According to the police, no recovery has been made thus far. Investigations […]

Erongo police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the death of six family members in Usakos on Saturday, March 5, 2025. A police report says the teenager used an axe to murder the six before setting the house in the Hakhaseb location on fire. The deceased are Elisabeth Naruses (90), Fenny Naruses, an 18 Grade 11 learner at Usakos Junior Secondary School, Ibra Naruses (6), Raunisha Boer (6), Rachel […]

A student reportedly went on a destructive spree in Ongwediva causing damaged properties valued at over N$500,000 on Tuesday. Oshana Regional Commander Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, said the incident occurred around 10h40 at Oikango No: 2 Village, near Niitembu Primary School in the Ongwediva Constituency. According to Sakaria, the incident started at the time the learners were heading to the kitchen for their lunch break, when the suspect came running […]