An elderly resident of Iseke village in the Zambezi Region's Katima Rural Constituency was left destitute in the early hours of Monday when her courtyard and house were struck by lightning.

Lightning struck the home after midnight, while 85-year-old Kahundu Kahale and her grandchild were sleeping inside.

Two of the six people struck by lightning on Friday in separate incidents in the Zambezi Region have died.

In the first occurrence, lightning struck two Zambian nationals along the Liselo-Linyanti Road. 

Housebreaking and road accidents top this week's most committed crimes.

Housebreaking incidents dominated and accounted for the highest number of cases.

In Omahenene, suspects got away with N$16,000 after they broke into a shebeen.