Major General Anne-Marie Nainda has urged the media to rely on verified police reports before publishing information on sensitive criminal investigations.

Housebreaking and theft cases have dominated the weekend crime report, with incidents recorded in Windhoek, Mariental, Rundu, and Ndama.

Police also reported cases of rape, murder, armed robbery, and serious road accidents.

The Office of the Judiciary, in collaboration with the police has extended the amnesty on traffic admission of guilt fines from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.

The police reported 486 suicide cases across the country during the 2025/2026 government financial year. 

Of these, 390 were men, 83 women, nine boys and four girls.

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.

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.

The police in Kunene Region recorded a positive downward trend in reported crime during the period under review.

A Namibian truck driver who was allegedly hijacked at gunpoint in South Africa has safely returned home after being located by South African authorities.

NBC reached out to Commissioner Reinhard !Haoseb, Namibia's Police attaché at the Namibian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.