OHANGWENA GOVERNOR CONCERNED OVER RISING CRIME RATE
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Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has raised concern over the increase in criminal activities in the region, revealing that more than 6,400 criminal cases were reported in 2025.
Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has raised concern over the increase in criminal activities in the region, revealing that more than 6,400 criminal cases were reported in 2025.
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has assured that the government will address challenges faced by law enforcement in the ||Kharas Region to improve service delivery.
The police in Kunene Region recorded a positive downward trend in reported crime during the period under review.
The City of Windhoek (CoW) will begin a mass illegal electricity connection removal exercise on the first of September.
Most illegal connections are in Otjomuise, Okuryangava, Havana, Hakahana and Goreangab Dam.
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.
Human rights activist Uhuru Dempers has appealed for calm and restraint ahead of the planned anti-foreign protest in South Africa.
Dempers made the appeal in an interview with NBC News.
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.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that anyone trying to disrupt the country on June 30 will face the law, as tensions build around an anti-foreigner deadline pushed by anti-illegal-immigration groups.
A major rescue mission is being mounted in the Fish River Canyon to rescue close to a hundred hikers trapped in the canyon by rising waters.
Several stakeholders have joined forces to launch a drunk-driving assessment and law enforcement campaign starting in July.
The aim is to root out drunk driving, which has been identified as one of the main contributors to road crashes on Namibian roads.