Chante Coetzee, a 38-year-old South African national, made her first court appearance in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on Thursday, when her motor vehicle theft case was postponed to 16 April 2025.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of an eight-year-old boy in Ongwediva.
A 31-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after he was struck with a wine bottle during an argument at a bar at Onathinge village in the Oshikoto Region on Sunday.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his nieces aged nine and seven at Amilema village in the Oshikoto Region’s Omuthiya Constituency.
A human head was found dumped at the railway line in Grootfontein yesterday.
Two 14-year-old boys discovered the head, which was wrapped in a black refuse bag, in an open space.
The Namibian police have reported the murder of a 42-year-old man in Bethanie’s Riverside location.
The victim was stabbed by a 26-year-old suspect who was taken into custody.
In Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte area, a 40-year-old man died following a stabbing incident at a bar.
The Namibian police have seized drugs and illicit goods totalling N$304,890 over the weekend.
On Friday in Klein Kuppe, a 38-year-old Angolan man was arrested after being found in possession of 2,452 tablets suspected to be ecstasy.
The estimated street value of the drugs is N$294,240.
A 38-year-old Angolan national was arrested in Windhoek on Friday after it was determined that he was the alleged owner of a parcel containing ecstasy worth N$294,240.
The parcel was shipped to Namibia from Europe in November of last year.
Police in the Hardap Region have recorded a 10.7% decrease in overall crimes reported in 2024 compared to the previous year.
The Regional Crime Investigations Division Head, Deputy Commissioner John Mwatongwe, revealed this at a media briefing held at Mariental.
The second suspect in the Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) robbery, Sam Shololo, was caught in the act of the crime, the state informed the Windhoek Magistrates Court.
