A 27-year-old truck driver who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol was arrested at Otjiwarongo on Saturday, after his lorry had been involved in a collision with a police vehicle. Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi reported on Sunday that a lorry collided with a police pickup at Otjiwarongo at around 10h30 on Saturday. “No person...
Three members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were arrested in Mangetti National Park on Friday. This was confirmed by Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda yesterday. “Park officials conducted a routine anti-poaching patrol and fence inspection in Mangetti National Park, and found the three members of the NDF crossing the Mangetti...
Embattled South African speaker of parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula handed herself to police in Pretoria central, where she was then arrested on Friday morning, according to reports. Mapisa-Nqakula, who was defence minister from 2012 to 2021, is accused of receiving millions of rand in cash as bribes from a military contractor when she was defence minister....
Police at Walvis Bay have arrested four men aged between 19 and 23 in connection with stock theft at Rooibank on Wednesday. According to Erongo police spokesperson warrant officer Tuyenikelao Tashiya, the theft occurred between Friday and Monday at an unknown time. “The suspects unlawfully and intentionally stole the complaint’s bull from the grazing area,...
Two suspects arrested for the alleged murder of Benedict Swartbooi (28) in the Maltahohe district on Tuesday have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Maltahohe Magistrate’s Court. Henry Vermeullen (51) and Hein Franco van der Wath (25) allegedly assaulted Swartbooi with a stone on his head. The suspects appeared before magistrate Evelyn Stephanus...
Suspended National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga’s nephew is among four men arrested by the police in connection with the theft of fuel worth N$1 million from the state-owned oil company. Denzel Mulunga (21), Simeon Shilongo (38), Jason Malima (26) and Graham Platt (46) were arrested between February and March, and...
Placido Hilukilwa A DRIVER and a passenger died at the scene, and an unspecified number of passengers were injured while another driver was arrested for culpable homicide and drunken driving following a road accident that occurred in Oniipa town, Oshikoto Region, on Sunday evening. According to the head of the Oshikoto Community Policing Subdivision, Chief...
Two men were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly stealing brass rails from the Swakop River bridge outside Walvis Bay. Erongo police spokesperson warrant officer Tuyenikelao Tashiya-Fernando this week said the suspects, identified as James Hamukoto (26) and Vilho Kambwali (30), were caught in possession of the stolen property on Tuesday. The suspects allegedly removed the...
Former Bank Windhoek Opuwo branch employee Nico Rebebe was arrested at Opuwo at his girlfriend’s house on Thursday in connection with the alleged theft of N$2 million from the bank. This was confirmed by Kunene police regional commander commissioner James Nderura. Rebebe has been on the run since January. Prior to the arrest, police received...
Staff Reporter A 32-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for the murder of a woman identified as Rebekka Tiboth (40), whom she stabbed to death. According to Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, the media liaison officer within the Namibian Police, the murder incident happened on Monday, 4 March 2024, at around 23:00 at a house in Blikkiesdorp...