President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has encouraged all citizens to prioritise safety on Namibia's roads and obey traffic laws.
Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the appeal as the local Christian community and around the world observe the Easter weekend, starting on Friday.
The latest police figures indicate that 99 people have died on Namibia's roads between January and the 23rd of March.
Head of NamPol's Traffic Law Enforcement, Commissioner Petrus Swartz, said 632 accidents caused injury to 1,018 people.
The festive season's effects on the coastal towns of Swakopmund, Henties Bay, and Walvis Bay, where holidaymakers had flocked for the festive season, are wearing off as many begin their journey back to their destinations.
The B1 Road has seen heavy traffic flow as people return from their holiday destinations.
The nbc News team made a turn at the Okahandja roadblock this morning and observed a long line of inbound traffic.
The police in the Omaheke Region have recorded ten cases of drinking and driving, four road accidents with one fatality, and a decrease in serious crimes such as armed robberies, housebreakings, assaults, and theft from motor vehicles since the start of the festive season operation.
Travellers return from their destinations as the festive season draws to a close.
Otjozondjupa Regional Commander Commissioner Philip Hidengwa called on road users to be vigilant and patient on the roads.
The nbc's Kaisames FM, in collaboration with the City Police, officially kicked off with the 2025 public road safety initiative.
nbc News reporter Johanna !Uri≠khos was on the ground.
Police in ||Kharas Region have launched the festive season road safety operation with a show of force.
The launch took place at the police roadblock outside Keetmanshoop.
Police in the Hardap Region have launched the festive season operation focused on protecting lives, safeguarding properties, and promoting road safety.
Kaisames FM, in partnership with key stakeholders, is taking their Drive Time Programme out of the studio with a series of live Road Safety Pop-Up broadcasts at various roadblocks in the |Khomas Region.
