Maria David A 14-YEAR-OLD boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Ohailombo village in the Oshikoto Region on Thursday. According to Oshikoto Deputy Commissioner Wynand Neels, the incident occurred around 21:00 on Thursday. Neels said that the deceased had been busy making dinner with his siblings before retiring to his room to sleep. “He was...
Staff Reporter A 41-YEAR-OLD Namibian woman, identified as Natalia Matias, passed away after allegedly ingesting cockroach pesticide. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao from the Erongo police, the suicide incident occurred on Tuesday, 2 April 2024, at about 15:30, at Single Quarters, Mondesa, Swakopmund. It is alleged that the deceased was rushed to Swakopmund State...
By: Se-Anne Rall Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste has died. While details around Jooste’s death remain the subject of a police investigation, it has been reported that he shot himself on Thursday. Jooste’s death comes following a penalty of R475 million imposed by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after it found that...
A 29-year-old woman was reportedly beaten to death with a gun by her 30-year-old boyfriend on Saturday. He then allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The Namibian Police Force Omusati Regional Commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson said the incident occurred around 05h00 at Onandjaba settlement in the Okalongo Constituency. The deceased was identified as Hilya Nekongo, a...
Aman (20) allegedly took his own life in Windhoek on Friday with his cousin’s Baikal pistol. The man allegedly took the firearm from underneath his cousin’s pillow while he was sleeping. This is according to the police’s weekend crime report. Salomo Valombola’s body was found in the toilet of the house he shares with his...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja A 20-year-old man is reported to have committed suicide this past weekend by shooting himself in the head with his cousin’s gun at Wanaheda in Windhoek. According to the Namibian Police’s crime report, Salomo Neyonga Valombolas’s lifeless body was found in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to the head and...
A man (20) allegedly took his own life in Windhoek on Friday with his cousin’s Baikal pistol. The man allegedly took the firearm from underneath his cousin’s pillow while he was sleeping. This is according to the police’s weekend crime report. Salomo Valombola’s body was found in the toilet of the house he shares with...
Staff Reporter ROBERT Shityeni Namutewa, a 51-year-old resident of the Ompunda village near Ondangwa in the Oshana Region, died Friday afternoon after apparently falling on a hard, cemented floor of his bedroom while trying to commit suicide. According to the police, Namutewa’s body was found lying on the floor in his sleeping room. The rope...
