The Zambezi Region has recorded 14 cases of human trafficking involving 14 victims over the past eight years.
Speaking at the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Zambezi Police Commander Julia Sakuwa-Neo said most of the victims are children between the ages of 10 and 16.
The Police have warned that criminal syndicates are increasingly using cyberspace through fake job advertisements, social media and online scams to recruit and exploit victims.
Cases of trafficking in persons prosecuted at Oshakati have more than tripled, rising from three cases in 2024/2025 to 10 cases in the 2025/2026 reporting period.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, said the ministry will look into possible loopholes within the Namibia National Action Plan on Combating Trafficking in Persons 2023-27.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare educated youth in Otjiwarongo on how traffickers lure victims, the risks facing children, and ways to protect themselves.
Human trafficking is a real threat in Namibia, making education and vigilance critical.
The Ministry of International Relations and Trade says the government is actively working to assist Namibian nationals who are trapped in fraud and exploitation networks in Myanmar and Thailand.
International Relations and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi says Namibia has made major advances towards operationalising its anti-trafficking efforts and addressing challenges in combating trafficking in persons.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has described human trafficking as a serious form of transnational organised crime that requires urgent and coordinated action.
Control Prosecutor in the office of the Prosecutor General, Soraya Petrus, has raised concern that the low number of trafficking in persons cases reported in the two Kavango regions could be due to a lack of understanding.
Namibia has recorded six cases of trafficking in persons between June 2024 and June this year.
This was shared during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons held at Rundu.
