Placido Hilukilwa PICTURED: Outapi Mayor Selma Asino. Photo: Contributed. SEVERAL sanitary manholes in Outapi, a town in the Omusati Region, were left open when unknown thieves stole the covers recently. According to the town council, the matter was reported to the police and is under investigation. The council has expressed concern about the theft, not...
Three suspected livestock thieves are in custody in the Karibib police holding cells following their arrest on Saturday. They are expected to appear in the Karibib Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, facing a host of charges, including attempted murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. It is alleged that the trio attacked a goat herder on a farm...
South Africa’s transport minister has described how she was robbed at gunpoint after her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre. Sindisiwe Chikunga told a parliamentary committee that one of the masked attackers pointed a gun at her head during the ordeal early on Monday. They stole some laptops, a phone and...
The City of Windhoek has expressed its dismay over the theft of newly planted flowers, trees, shrubs and other plants throughout Windhoek. A spokesperson of the City of Windhoek, Lydia Amutenya, said in a media statement on Sunday that the recurring theft of plants in green spaces in the city is hindering efforts to enhance...
First National Bank of Namibia says some of their clients are experiencing theft through eWallet due to possibly being scammed into sharing their pins. This comes after several customers recently complained on social media that their money is being withdrawn via the eWallet facility. FNB eWallet allows customers to send money to anyone with a...
Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein has called on communities toexpose people who steal water pumps so that they can be dealt with. The minister said every year his ministry tries very hard, with limited financial resources, to bring water to thirsty communities, but a week after communities start benefiting from the...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Khomas Region are investigating a case of livestock theft after unknown thieves shot and killed four head of cattle and left another one wounded and in agony. The incident occurred at Farm 109 in the Omitara area on Friday morning. It is alleged that the suspects shot and...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Albert Kawana, the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, said stock theft which is one of the most prevalent crimes in Kavango West Region should not be tolerated by law enforcement agencies. “As a rural-based economy, cattle and other stock animals are the farmer’s bank account. Cattle are the livelihood of...
Samuel Shinedima TWO individuals who were recently apprehended for breaking into a tourist bakkie and stealing valuable items from Windhoek’s Grove Mall have been released on bail. Wedlel Josoph (23) and Tolken Hoxobeb (36) appeared in court for the first time and were granted bail of N$700 each. The two men were part of a...