Nine women who were arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly booing the first lady have had the charges dropped, local media report. They were withdrawn on the instructions of first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, the reports said, citing presidential spokesperson George Charamba. “Both the first lady and police commissioner general agreed the officers on the ground overreacted,”...
Staff Reporter FRIDAY was a good day for the Namibian police’s drug law enforcement officers and a bad day for drug dealers and consumers, as six individuals were arrested in five separate incidents over the weekend. Their ages range from 23 to 33. Two men, aged 23 and 25, were arrested at a house on...
Staff Reporter THE Anti-poaching unit of the Environment Ministry, together with other law enforcement agencies, has arrested two suspected poachers and is tracking four others who are suspected to be moving in the area between Omuthiya and Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region. This follows after two rhino carcasses were discovered in the Etosha National Park...
A police officer (42) was bitten on the stomach by a teen suspect at Oshihole village in the Onesi constituency on Saturday. This was confirmed by police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi in the weekend crime report. The suspect (19) was arrested on the same day at around 17h00, after the officer sustained a laceration as a...
Kwaito artist Martin Morocky, better known as The Dogg or King Tee Dee, was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend at Ongwediva. The police’s crime report said the artist was arrested on Sunday evening, however, due to a lack of space at Ongwediva Police Station holding cells, he was immediately transferred to Ondangwa Police...
An Ohangwena man found himself in double trouble after he was arrested over rape and robbery. The police in the Ohangwena region reported that the suspect, who is yet to appear in court, allegedly threatened a sales person with a knife at a mini-market at Oheti village on Thursday. He then allegedly proceeded to rob...
A man (30) allegedly assaulted a female police officer after he was pulled off the road for a traffic offence at Rehoboth on Saturday. In the weekend crime report, police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said the suspect was requested to do a breathalyser test but instead drove away from the scene. “He was chased after and...
Maria David A WOMAN was arrested on Tuesday after the body of a newborn baby boy was discovered in a dustbin by Oshakati municipality workers. The 21-year-old suspect, who was employed as a domestic worker at Ekuku, allegedly gave birth on Monday. Head of Oshana Community Police, Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, said that the suspect...
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery during which close to N$800 000 was stolen at a fuel station in Windhoek two weeks ago. According to a police report, the suspect was arrested at the Oshana region village Omaalala on Friday last week. “The suspect then took the investigation officers...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Three members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were apprehended on Friday, within the confines of Mangetti National Park. The arrests followed after park officials saw the perpetrators climbing over a fence during a routine anti-poaching patrol and fence inspection. The three soldiers were arrested while attempting to claim over the Mangetti Park’s...