Zorena Jantze AN attempted robbery incident turned deadly after a robber was shot dead by a female police officer whom he tried to rob while she was jogging. The incident allegedly occurred in the early evening hours of Sunday, 14 April 2024. Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, media liaison officer within the Namibian police, explained that...
A female bartender was robbed of more than N$200,000 at gunpoint by two unknown suspects in the early hours of yesterday at Walvis Bay’s Kuisebmond. At the time of the robbery, the bartender was preparing to go to the bank to deposit the money. Two men appeared suddenly as she stepped out to take a...
…youth representatives say women/girls should be allowed to express themselves freely The International University of Management (IUM) main campus in Windhoek has advised women students to dress “decently” and refrain from wearing crop tops, shorts, revealing tops and miniskirts. A notice was recently issued with photos of “inappropriate” outfits. IUM spokesperson Eveline Indongo this week...
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...
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A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by an independent lawmaker. Female genital mutilation was outlawed in the mainly Muslim nation in 2015 when Yahya Jammeh was president.He said it was not required in Islam. However, influential Muslim clerics have been pushing for...
Police in the Omusati Region are high on the heels of a local pastor from Okandi Village, in the Etayi Constituency, who is alleged to have raped three of his female congregation members, aged between 17, 19, and 24 years. It is alleged that the suspect, who is the pastor and owner of the church...