insert_link Namibia Namibian Police Officers Among Eight Arrested in Gun Smuggling Case Eight suspects, including six police officers, have been arrested over the alleged smuggling of police firearms, after South African authorities linked Namibian weapons to gang violence in the Western Cape. Two civilian police employees were among those who appeared in the Windhoek Regional Court. According to NewsOnOne , Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo said two trucking companies suspected of being involved also operate locally. He and Brigadier General Fillimon Shafashike […] today11 September, 2025
insert_link Namibia Elderly couple in Otjiwarongo attacked and robbed According to police reports, five armed suspects broke into a couple’s home in an industrial area in Otjiwarongo, tied them up, and demanded the keys to their safe. The robbers then loaded the safe into the victims’ vehicle and used it as a getaway car. The stolen safe contained four firearms and N$10,000 in cash. The suspects also took two cellphones and two frozen sheep carcasses. The vehicle was later […] today3 February, 2025
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 […] today29 April, 2024
insert_link World Haitian gangs source US firearms Haitian gangs in Port-au-Prince are getting their firearms from the United States. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has reported an increase in the trafficking of powerful weapons into Haiti since 2021, including AK47 and AR15 rifles. Sylvie Bertrand oversees research teams studying the sources, routes, and distribution of these illicit firearms in Haiti. today8 April, 2024
