Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila is in the Ohangwena Region to assess the delivery of public services to the community.

In Eenhana, she was briefed about water shortages in some villages in the region, as well as matters relating to sanitation, education, health, information and communication technology, and poor road infrastructure.

Discussions centred around the provision of water to villages with serious shortages.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) is receiving an increasing number of complaints from members of the public who have fallen victim to scams.

The police force, in a media statement on Thursday, said scammers used various approaches, such as calling individuals claiming to be police officers and requesting that money be transferred through electronic bank transactions in exchange for their relatives’ release from police custody.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is warning the public to be on alert as there is an increase in "419 scams", well-known for duping unsuspecting participants of non-existent investment funds into paying a certain amount of money to fraudsters.

The bank’s Director of Strategic Communications, Kazembire Zemburuka, says the bank has noticed an increasing number of scammers seeking unsolicited financial assistance from Namibians to finance the country’s developmental agenda.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibian Police (NamPol) have, in a joint statement, cautioned members of the public to be vigilant against counterfeit banknotes.

The two institutions' reaction comes after two Namibian citizens and a Rwandan national were found using fake banknotes at the Central Shops in Katutura, Windhoek, and were subsequently arrested through an intelligence operation.

Law enforcement officials also confiscated all equipment used to produce the fake notes.

The suspects have appeared in court and are remanded in police custody.