KUNENE RECORDS DROP IN CRIME
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The police in Kunene Region recorded a positive downward trend in reported crime during the period under review.
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.
A 40-year-old Congolese national has been arrested in Otjiwarongo after police allegedly discovered pharmaceutical products and baby formula being sold illegally from his tuck shop in Orwetoveni.
The police have officially expanded their services in the Hardap Region with the opening of a Motor Vehicle Clearance and Conduct Certificate Office in Aranos.
The new facility is expected to spare residents long trips to Mariental and Rehoboth.
Omusati police have so far arrested only two of the six trial-awaiting inmates who escaped from lawful custody at the Okalongo Police holding cells on Sunday, 24 May.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged newly graduated police cadets to reject corruption, bribery and abuse of public office as they begin their careers.
Taxi drivers in Katima Mulilo have bemoaned a high number of unregistered taxis in the town.
They say unregistered taxis are benefiting more than them from the recent two-dollar increase in taxi fare, as they do not pay set road transport charges.
Cattle farmers in the Zambezi Region demonstrated to demand Namibian Defence Force (NDF) assistance in securing the porous border and combating cattle theft.
Vincent Siliye, chairperson of the Liselo-Kamenga Anti-Stock Theft Association, said the security situation has become untenable.
The Chairperson of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization, Richard Luhanga is in Namibia on an official visit.
The Police say online child abuse is rapidly increasing as more people move their daily lives onto digital platforms.
A workshop held by the Police is now equipping officers and stakeholders with the skills to detect, investigate, and prevent these crimes.