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.
First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndaitwah has called on boys in the Ohangwena Region to take their education seriously, saying education remains the key pathway to a brighter future.
Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu has officially assumed the role of Kavango West Regional Commander during a hand-over and taking-over ceremony at Nkurenkuru.
Commissioner Nelumbu replaces Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo.
Commissioner Nelumbu joined the Namibian Police Force in 1995.
Zambezi Police Regional Commander Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo held her maiden engagement with the business sector on Tuesday.
The meeting was aimed at information sharing in order to find solutions to ongoing crime that targets their businesses.
The Dr. Eino Mvula Community Centre was officially opened in Etambo village, Ondangwa Urban Constituency, Oshana Region.
The police in the Hardap Region have destroyed drugs and other contraband worth more than N$462 000, saying the exercise is aimed at ensuring seized drugs never find their way back into communities. The drugs formed part of evidence collected between January and December 2025.
Botswana and Zimbabwe have introduced patrols by traditional regiments along parts of their shared border to help combat cross-border criminal activities.
Regiments are male age groups traditionally organised by communities and are increasingly being used to support public initiatives.
There is a need to interrogate the rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases, which continue to occur despite strict laws implemented to curb such occurrences.
This is the combined view of various policy analysts and researchers.
Botswana's Police Services Commissioner, Dinah Marathe, has called on SADC member states to double their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking, as Cannabis (dagga) smuggling is reaching alarming levels.
Commissioner Andreas Shilelo addressed his first mass parade as the new Oshana Regional Police Commander at the Oshana Police Headquarters following his transfer from the Zambezi Region.
