Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have identified the woman found dead at the 5 Rand location in Okahandja on 25 April as 15-year-old Beyoncé !Kharuxas.
According to Regional Community Liaison Officer, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, a case of murder and rape has been opened.
The town of Okahandja has been plunged into mourning, with emotions running high, after the body of another missing six-year-old girl was found.
Controversy erupted when the mayor proceeded with preparations to host the annual Okahandja Expo.
The family of Kilus Hishongwa from Onekwaya Village of the Ohangwena Region, who was allegedly murdered by his grandson, are pleading with young people to do self-introspection and change their ways.
Usakos was shattered last week when six family members were allegedly murdered by a teenage relative.
Police have detained a 17-year-old male as a suspect in the murder of six people at the Hakhaseb location in Usakos.
The suspect, who turns 18 tomorrow, is a relative of the deceased persons.
The Namibian police have reported the murder of a 42-year-old man in Bethanie’s Riverside location.
The victim was stabbed by a 26-year-old suspect who was taken into custody.
In Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte area, a 40-year-old man died following a stabbing incident at a bar.
The bail hearing for Edward Rooi who stands accused of killing his wife and daughter in 2022 at Stinkwater continues before the Windhoek Magistrate's Court today.
Rooi faces two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of malicious damage to property.
A 28-year-old Namibian man living in the UK has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Claudia Kambanza, also from Namibia. The crime occurred on January 26, 2024, in Hull, England.
The second suspect in the Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) robbery, Sam Shololo, was caught in the act of the crime, the state informed the Windhoek Magistrates Court.
Six of the seven individuals accused of the murder of Matheus Sheehama appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court today for a bail application hearing.
