Five people have died following a head-on collision between two vehicles on the road between Karibib and Okahandja today.

Housebreaking and road accidents top this week's most committed crimes.

Housebreaking incidents dominated and accounted for the highest number of cases.

In Omahenene, suspects got away with N$16,000 after they broke into a shebeen.

The National Commission on Research, Science, and Technology (NCRST), in conjunction with the Namibian University of Technology (NUST), is hosting a hackathon event. 

In the Kavango East Region, the festive season campaign will be conducted under the theme "serving the community with humility and dignity".

During last year's festive season, Kavango East recorded zero fatalities in road accidents but topped the pedestrian fatalities nationally.

Road fatalities decreased by 2.2% last year, as reported in the 2022 Road Crush and Claims Report, which was launched in Windhoek by the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund.

According to the report, the road fatality rate in 2021 stood at 13.7%, whereas in 2022, it dropped to 11.5%.