insert_link Namibia Police Weekend Crime Report Shows Alcohol-Related Collision and Cocaine Dealing Arrests On Friday, the Namibian Police Force reported two incidents. In Omuthiya, an unlicensed driver of an Isuzu single cab pick-up collided with a parked Toyota Hilux Legend 50 at Cross Town Park, causing damage but no injuries. The driver, who was alone and tested positive for alcohol was arrested and will appear in court on today. Meanwhile, in Swakopmund, a 24-year-old Congolese man was arrested on Sam Nujoma Avenue after […] todayOctober 21, 2024 10
insert_link South Africa DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter The DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter of 2024/2025. The stats remain unpublished pending Cabinet approval. The SAPS has not released crime data since the third quarter of 2023/2024 in February. DA deputy Spokesperson on Police, Lisa Schickerling has urged Police minister, Senzo Mchunu to release the overdue statistics: todayAugust 15, 2024 24
insert_link Africa Kenyan court orders suspected serial killer to be held for 30 days A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days while the investigation continues. Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, described by police as a "vampire, a psychopath", was arrested in the early hours of Monday following the horrific discovery of mutilated bodies in a Nairobi garbage dump. He appeared in a Nairobi […] todayJuly 16, 2024 25
insert_link Namibia Crime Spree Of The Weekend Includes Break-ins, Theft, and Fatal Stabbing On Friday Groot-Aub and Wanaheda were sites of multiple criminal incidents. In Groot-Aub, a generator valued at N$11,995.00 was stolen from a shack at Uiros. Meanwhile, in Wanaheda's Outapi Street, thieves made off with clothes, a gas cylinder, shoes, blankets, and cosmetics worth N$17,000.99 from a residence. In a tragic turn in Wanaheda's Goreangab area, Bigshow Gawaseb was fatally stabbed by a 24-year-old suspect, who sustained injuries and is now […] todayJuly 1, 2024 23
insert_link Africa The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde will add to its Olympics retinue with a sport that is flourishing Africa-wide By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency The 2024 Paris Olympics will be historic for Cape Verde, the island nation that seems to be outperforming across the board, as the nation debuts in a new sport for the country's Olympics team: fencing. The milestone highlights just how much the sport is growing, not only on the Atlantic Ocean island, but across the African continent. According to […] todayJune 10, 2024 57
Africa Fencing offers teens hope in impoverished Nairobi slum By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Along the muddy tracks of a sprawling slum in Kenya's capital Nairobi, scores of teenagers learn how to fence each weekend under Mburu Wanyoike, whose initiative offers hope in a place bedevilled by crime and lack of opportunity. Several hundred thousand people live in closely packed poverty in Mathare, many born there like 27-year-old Wanyoike, who a decade ago was on […] todayJune 10, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert By Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average levels of robbery, assault and rape. The 2022/23 Victims of Crime survey, which surveyed a representative sample of 42,746 South Africans, showed that the population had […] todayApril 29, 2024 15
insert_link 5 2 Oshiwambo A tindilwa obooloha OOmukiintu gomimvo 37 ngoka kwa lopotwa a kwata onkonga okamwanamati komimvo 9 okwa holoka mompangu ya mangestrata gwaNdangwa oshikando shotango Etitatu. Omweetipo gwiihokolola lyepangelo komeho gompangu Johanna Shiweda, okwa pula ompangu yuundulile oshipotha komasiku 13 Mei nuumvo, opo ku monike aapambele yo ya popi we nayo. Omufekelwa okwa fatululilwa uuthemba we Okwa holoka komeho omupanguli Loyd Mabanelo Munyungano. Otaku hokololwa Omufekelwa a tulwa miipandeko momukunda Ongenga mOkaku, taku fekelewa a […] todayApril 17, 2024 20 2 5
insert_link South Africa Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety has called for improved service delivery in the police service Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, has called for improved service delivery in the police service to curb crime. This stance comes after statistics reveal 243 cases were dismissed due to SAPS inefficiencies between April and September 2023. Of these, 89 were related to gender-based violence. Allen emphasises the need for police improvement plans to prevent recurrence, stressing the importance of credible and trustworthy policing […] todayApril 16, 2024 23