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Road users more mature

1 month - 08 January 2019 | Accidents

JANA-MARI SMITH Road-safety advocates agree that the festive season coming to an end this week has seen a drastic improvement in road user behaviour, with fewer accidents and fatalities reported than previous...

Netha's family reeling in shock

1 month - 08 January 2019 | Accidents

An aunt of the deceased student Dexter Netha, 19, says there are no funeral arrangements as yet.Netha's body washed ashore on Friday morning near Long Beach after he disappeared there on the evening of 28...

50 survive crash

1 month - 07 January 2019 | Accidents

Three vehicles, including a bus, were involved in an accident on the Otjiwarongo-Okahandja Friday night.More than 50 people survived the accident which occurred around 20:37 some 25 kilometres south of Otjiwarongo, Inspector Lucia Kahuure of...

Fire leaves another family homeless

1 month - 03 January 2019 | Accidents

A family of six from Rundu's Tutungeni suburb were left homeless on Tuesday afternoon when their three-bedroom home burned down. Ernestine Nkotongo (19) said the fire started at around 13:00 while she and three...

Crash victims named

1 month - 03 January 2019 | Accidents

The names of two police officers who died in a head-on collision on the Rundu-Katima Mulilo highway last Friday have been released.The deceased are 50-year-old Tjilombo Petrus Mandju and 40-year-old Muduva Maria Eleoteria Mayinga.Both were...

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Shocking crashes claim lives

1 month - 28 December 2018 | Accidents

Early on Sunday morning, three people died in a horror crash that involved a staggering 31 people. About 23 kilometres north of Otjiwarongo, a minibus...

Two killed on Kombat track

1 month - 25 December 2018 | Accidents

Two men died instantly after a TransNamib train pulling 60 empty tankers ran over them in the early hours of yesterday morning at Kombat in...

Storm leaves family homeless

1 month - 20 December 2018 | Accidents

A family of ten from Mayana village in Kavango East Region were left homeless after a storm destroyed their homestead on Tuesday. When Namibian...

Bodies recovered from Orange River

1 month - 19 December 2018 | Accidents

The bodies of four girls who drowned in the Orange River on Sunday have been found by police divers. The victims - aged 13,...

Horror crash claims four

2 months ago - 14 December 2018 | Accidents

Four people died in a horrific accident on the Okahandja-Karibib road last night. According to police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, the accident occurred at...

Three girls drown in sand pits

2 months ago - 14 December 2018 | Accidents

Three girls, aged 11, 13 and 15, drowned in pits left by sand miners in the Ohangwena Region this week.Some of the pits date back...

B1 crash claims three

2 months ago - 13 December 2018 | Accidents

Three men died on the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road yesterday morning when their vehicles collided after one of the cars had crashed into a cow standing in...

Safe driving this holiday will...

2 months ago - 07 December 2018 | Accidents

Jana-Mari Smith - With most holidays in Namibia marred by devastating road accidents authorities urge holiday makers to take extra care and be vigilant while...

Drive safe this holiday

2 months ago - 04 December 2018 | Accidents

Jana-Mari Smith - With most holidays in Namibia marred by devastating road accidents, authorities urge holiday makers to take extra care and be vigilant while...

Emed Rescue24 launches mobile panic...

2 months ago - 04 December 2018 | Accidents

Emed Rescue24 recently launched the new Emed Rescue 24 mobile application and thereby providing the public with fast access to medical assistance in the event...

Namibia's roads are risky for...

2 months ago - 30 November 2018 | Accidents

Namibia is as safe as China when it comes to security, according to a new interactive map showing risk levels around the world, but road...

Drivers pay steep price

2 months ago - 26 November 2018 | Accidents

Nearly 26 000 summonses valued at over N$31 million still need to be paid to traffic courts for traffic offences committed between January and October...

Iiponga yoombashu tadhi pi otayi...

2 months ago - 21 November 2018 | Accidents

Katrina Immanuel (9) pamwe nomumwayinamati Thomas (8) oya pi itaya vulu okudhimbululwa sha landula sho ombashu moka ya li ya lala koongulasha dhOsoondaha yayaka...