The police in ||Kharas Region are intensifying efforts to ensure a safe and crime-free holiday for both residents and visitors across the region.

A trial-awaiting inmate at the Keetmanshoop Police holding cells was stabbed multiple times by fellow inmates.

The ||Kharas Police Regional Crime Investigation Division Head, Deputy Commissioner Nicodemus Mbango, confirmed that the stabbing incident occurred this morning.

Two women who were arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs worth over N$100,000 were denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The police at Karasburg are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the death of a 17-year-old boy injured during a football match.

The deceased has been identified as Bradley Waterboer, a Grade 9 learner at Lordsville Secondary School. Waterboer's next of kin are aware of his death.

A relatively low crime rate was recorded during the festive season in ||Kharas Region, with only 25 criminal cases registered by the police.