A 62-year-old Namibian man died on the spot after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving at Omanoakambungu village in the Oshikoto’s Olukonda constituency on Friday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Oshikoto Regional Crime Investigation Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo on Saturday said the incident happened on Friday around 14h30 and the deceased was...
October 30, 2024
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Car crashes into repair shop in Oshakati
Staff Reporter AN APPARENTLY speeding Nissan Note (N24422SH) crashed into another vehicle (N75905W), causing the driver of the second car to lose control. The out-of-control vehicle swerved into a repair shop on Oshakati’s main street on Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured, but the shack that serves as a repair shop for generators, water pumps,...
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10-year-old boy dies after car overturns in Karibib
Staff Reporter A 10-YEAR-OLD boy, identified as Santos Kalambela, lost his life after the vehicle he was traveling in overturned 1 km outside Karibib. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao of the Erongo police, the motor vehicle accident happened in Usakos on Tuesday, April 2, 2023, at around 15:00, approximately 1 km outside Karibib towards...
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Two people succumbed to injuries sustained in separate car accidents along the B1 road
Two people have died from injuries sustained in separate car accidents along the B1 road in the Otjozondjupa region. These accidents occurred as the Easter long weekend came to an end. In addition, a total of 32 people survived with minor injuries in separate minibus accidents in the region. According to NamPol’s Inspector Maureen Mbeha,...
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Car and presumably stolen money found hidden in Oshinyadhila-3 Village
Staff Reporter A SUBSTANTIAL amount of cash and an apparently newly bought car linked to a recent robbery in Windhoek were recovered by the police in the Oshana Region on Wednesday. A white Volkswagen Polo GTI (N233-994W) was found parked in a traditional homestead in the Oshinyadhila-3 Village near Ongwediva. The vehicle is believed to...
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Car sales reached 1102 units in February – Windhoek Observer
Total new vehicle sales reached 1102 units in February, nearly matching the sales figures from February last year, which stood at 1103 units. This represents a slight contraction of 0.1% year on year but an increase of 16% month on month. Simonis Storm Securities said historically, February tends to witness higher sales volumes compared to...
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Police asked to wrestle car keys from youth council director
…power struggles intensify between Schwartz-Gowases and Busch The Namibian Police on Wednesday wrestled company car keys from National Youth Council (NYC) director Calista Schwartz-Gowases after she allegedly refused to provide a minibus to transport staff to a meeting at Ondangwa. The instructions to confiscate the vehicle keys were given to the police by NYC executive...
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Karel Kandjimi loves his new car which he won in a Letshego draw
The Rundu teacher who won a Polo Vivo in a Letshego Bank promotion, Karel Kandjimi, still cannot believe his good fortune, three months down the line. The Polo was the grand prize in Letshego’s Transact and Win campaign. With the support of his family, friends and learners, Karel travelled to Windhoek where the took ownership...
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Murder by car gets man 15 years in prison
An Oshikoto region resident convicted of murdering his wife by hitting her with his car has received an effective prison term of 15 years at the end of his trial in the Oshakati High Court. Although Pineas Heita (45) did not plan to murder his wife, Helena Heita (26), but on the spur of the...