Western Cape police have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of three men in Nyanga, Cape Town, yesterday afternoon. The three were ambushed by an unknown number of killers in Ntlangano Crescent and they were killed on the scene. Police spokesperson Andrè Traut says they believe the shooting could be linked to extortion or...
Five dogs suspected of attacking a 44-year-old man at Oshakati on Sunday morning were killed on Monday. The man who was attacked died in an intensive care unit at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital on Sunday. He has been identified as Ruben Abraham, and was from the village Oshikondiilongo in the Ohangwena region’s Endola constituency. Three of...
By Lylie Happiness Otavi, 30 August 2023 – A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, 30th August 2023, at approximately 09:00, approximately 10 kilometers outside of Otavi in the direction of *TSUMEB* on the B1 road. The aftermath of the accident has left two individuals deceased and others injured. Commissioner Oner Maureen Mbeha provided insight into...
Staff Reporter THE helicopter involved in a fatal accident that occurred in July, resulting in two fatalities, was not officially registered in Namibia. A preliminary report from the Ministry of Works and Transport established that the helicopter was purchased from South Africa and later brought into the country using a trailer in February 2022. The...
A 29-year-old man was arrested at Okapya-Kambidhi village in the Omusati region for the suspected murder of a 33-year-old man. The incident happened between Thursday evening at around 22h00 and Friday morning at Iipanda Yambalantu village. Omusati police crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Malakia Simaho reported that the suspect used a stick to beat the...
A man (73) was arrested after allegedly stabbing another man while they were drinking at Omuhenye village in the Omusati region on Monday evening. Omusati regional police crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Malakia Simaho said the victim has been identified as Tobias Shetunyenga (59). “While the two were drinking, the suspect suddenly stood and pulled...
Staff Reporter A 51-year-old man was fatally attacked by an oryx on Tuesday, 1st August, while he was engaged in illegal hunting at Farm Seeis, Khomas Region. The police identified the deceased as Hendrik Kharuxab. The police revealed that he was one of two men hunting illegally at Farm Seeis. The police further confirmed that...
Antje Nauhaus (34), who is accused of fraud, forgery, contravention of civil aviation regulations, and culpable homicide, made her first appearance in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. This follows a fatal helicopter crash on 17 July, which led to the deaths of pilot and flight instructor Jacques Jacobs (54) and aviation technician Dirk von...
A woman was arrested on Sunday in connection with a helicopter crash at Swakopmund last week which claimed two lives, according to Erongo police spokesperson inspector Ileni Shapumba. The woman is reportedly facing various charges, said Shapumba. “We have arrested a woman in relation to falsification of the flight test permit, certificate of registration, as...
