SNamibia will step up efforts against wildlife crime in the country during this year’s festive season, an official said yesterday. Romeo Muyunda, spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), said Namibia has observed that in the past poachers took advantage of the festive season to undertake criminal activities of poaching rhinos, pangolins, elephants, and other species. Muyunda

Namibian Police Force Khomas Regional Commander, David Indongo has encouraged members of the public with permanent employment to apply to be appointed as police reservists to help curb crime in the region. Speaking during the commissioning of the Khomasdal Extension Three Neighbourhood Watch over the weekend, he explained that reservists sign up on a voluntary basis and thus do not

A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with his licensed pistol at Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region Saturday night. The Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) weekend crime report availed to Nampa on Monday states that the deceased was identified over the weekend as Johannes Hafeni Ndilumunde. “Ndilumunde’s body was discovered in his room on Saturday by

Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo was on Saturday night crowned the African Boxing Union (ABU) Super featherweight champion after beating Zimbabwean boxer Ndondo “The Black Hammer” Ncube on points. The boxers exchanged blows at the AC Boxing Promotions bonanza held at the NamPower Convention Centre. Nangolo who has a record of eight fights and eight wins met a tougher opponent Ncube

GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Botswana said it’s seen a dramatic drop in rhinoceros poaching this year after taking greater steps to protect its shrinking rhino population. The significant decline was revealed in a report presented this week at a conference on CITES – the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. After losing 126 animals between 2018 and 2021, only six

A 90-year-old woman allegedly drowned in a hole filled with rainwater after it rained heavily in the Tsumkwe area Saturday night. Namibian Police Force Detective in the Otjozondjupa Region, Chief Inspector Timotheus Gabriel, in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the deceased was identified by relatives as Cqoan Ceunta from #Otchacai village. “Her body was discovered on the outskirts

The much-anticipated Namibia Aviation and Connectivity Forum will take place 16-18 November 2022 at the Safari Court Hotel in Windhoek with various speakers confirmed. The 35 renowned speakers, local, regional, and international, will be deliberating on the white papers from the working groups that have done the ground-work on the nine areas that are identified for the forum to focus

A 29-year-old man allegedly committed suicide at Onahima village in the Oshikoto Region on Friday. This was contained in the Namibian Police Force weekend crime report issued on Sunday. According to the report it is alleged that the man committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his bedroom. He was identified as Sebastianus Stefanus and his next of

A total of 348 438 warrants of arrest on motorist traffic offenders were still to be executed countrywide. This prompted the National Criminal Justice Forum to pass a decision to grant amnesty to all members of the public who have pending traffic warrants of arrest. The three-month amnesty period started on 01 November, to end 31 January 2023, and will

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Daniel Kashikola, says the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Coordination Organisation (SARPCCO) has made significate headway towards strengthening cooperation and fostering joint strategies in the management of all forms of cross border and related crimes. He was speaking at the official opening of the Hybrid Extra Ordinary Meeting of the

The Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, on Tuesday called on the general public to assist in identifying outdated and obsolete apartheid laws which are still operational in the country, and which continue to cause harm to the nation. She made the call in the National Assembly Tuesday afternoon when she motivated the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC) report, seeking

Namibia on Wednesday joined the international community in observing the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The Executive Director in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Audrin Mathe, said the day is observed under the theme ‘Protecting Media to Protect Democracy.’ “Namibia has made great strides in ensuring press freedom as ranked 18th globally and second

Four Namibian men aged between 19 and 44 were arrested on Friday for the alleged possession of drugs worth N.dollars 21 000 at Aranos during a police search. A crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) indicated that the men were found with 80 bags of cannabis weighing 100 grams each, 120 full mandrax tablets and

The 33-year-old assistant game ranger who allegedly committed suicide at the Waterberg Plateau Park on Sunday, has been identified as Sagarias Taku. The deceased was identified by relatives on Monday . It is alleged that Taku committed suicide by shooting himself with an official hunting rifle around 16h00 on Sunday. Otjozondjupa Region Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Detective, Chief Inspector Timotheus

A 33-year-old assistant game ranger at the Waterberg Plateau Park in the Otjozondjupa Region allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a hunting rifle on Sunday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Detective, Chief Inspector Timotheus Gabriel, told Nampa in an interview on Monday that the deceased worked for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. His relatives are yet to be informed,