Forty-six Zambian and 36 Namibian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in Katima Mulilo's Cowboy location for smuggling timber into the country.
Katima Mulilo Police Station Commander Charles Mayumbelo said the consignment of timber was discovered during the police inspection.
The Head of the Oshana Police Crime Investigation, Fredrik Ndjadila, has confirmed that the testicles of Salom Nikanor were indeed cut off and burnt.
Nikanor's body was discovered on 4 January by a community member in shallow water at a pan east of the Oluno Correctional Facility in Ondangwa.
A Zambian national was arrested after a police stakeout in Katima Mulilo's NHE Location when he and three more suspects were found breaking into a house on Saturday.
It is reported that the suspects broke into a house at the NHE location on Saturday and stole items valued at N$12,500.
A 34-year-old Otjiwarongo resident, Mathew Tauxab, has been denied bail following his arrest in connection with the death of his 25-year-old girlfriend, Risaria Unibes, at their home in DRC location on Friday.
The mother of one of the accused in the Rehoboth drug case, Shirley Beukes (62), says she wants her son to remain in custody.
Beukes told NBC News her son, Menschel Beukes (33), has repeatedly caused her hardship.
Katima Mulilo police are investigating a baby dumping case after a newborn girl was found at the entrance of the Katima Mulilo State Hospital administration block on Sunday evening.
A hospital staff member and security guard, alerted by her cries, discovered the baby wrapped in a blanket.
Compared to last year’s crime statistics for the festive season period of November to December, most crime categories across the regions have increased this year, with only three type murder, culpable homicide, and protected game products showing a decrease.
Violent crimes, including murders, armed robberies and attempted murders, dominated the country's weekend crime report.
Police recorded 3 murders, including the killing of a 10-year-old girl in Epako, whose lifeless body was discovered wrapped in a bedsheet at Freedom Square.
The Oshana Region has recorded a slight decline in criminal activities in 2025 compared to 2024.
Speaking recently at a public engagement, the Oshana Police Commander, Commissioner Naftal Sakaria, says he is happy with the rate at which the region is fighting crime.
The Keetmanshoop Magistrates Court has postponed the bail hearing of brothers George and Bino Cloete, two of the three suspects facing two counts of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and illicit trafficking under the Diamond Act.
