News By Category Police

Police committed to maintaining peace

2 weeks ago - 18 November 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKDespite various challenges at international and national level, the Namibian police remain committed to honouring their international obligations of maintaining peace and stability around the world.This was said by Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga when welcoming...

Kapofi warns illegal protesters

1 month - 02 November 2020 | Police

TUYEIMO HAIDULAONDANGWASafety and security minister Frans Kapofi has warned Namibians that the police will have no mercy for people organising illegal demonstrations.Kapofi was speaking at the graduation ceremony of the police basic training at Ruben...

Redouble anti-GBV efforts - Geingob

1 month - 29 October 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKPresident Hage Geingob says something has to be done about the gruesome cases of violence against women and the police should redouble their efforts. Speaking at the inauguration of the new N$364 million Namibian...

Human remains found on farm

1 month - 26 October 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKPolice discovered human remains last Tuesday evening at Farm De-Rust in the Uis area.According to police spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, they received a report regarding clothing and bones suspected...

Rundu vendors pelt police with stones

2 months ago - 17 September 2020 | Police

KENYA KAMBOWE RUNDU Chaos erupted in Rundu on Monday afternoon when disgruntled vendors, forced to stop selling their wares at undesignated spots, started pelting police officers with stones. The police, who were called...

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Explosives found at Oshikoto school destroyed

3 months ago - 03 September 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKThe police yesterday destroyed 13 explosive devices found at the Tsintsabis Combined School in the Oshikoto Region.These explosives were found by the Namibian Police...

Nampol's iron lady takes aim at curfew breakers

3 months ago - 01 September 2020 | Police

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKThe iron lady of the Namibian police, Inspector Christina Fonsech, has expressed disappointment in the manner in which Windhoek residents are flouting the state...

Probe into unused N$12m speed cameras

3 months ago - 19 August 2020 | Police

JANA-MARI SMITHWINDHOEKNearly four years after the installation of 12 high-tech radar traffic cameras on the B1 and B2 national roads, they remain out of operation,...

Tombo video cops still on suspension

3 months ago - 10 August 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKEight police officers who were suspended in April after forcing a man to swim in tombo at Eheke village near...

Zambezi police chief probed for junior officer assault

4 months ago - 31 July 2020 | Police

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUPolice have launched an internal investigation against Zambezi police regional commander Karel Theron, who allegedly assaulted a junior officer for abusing a service car...

Police chief warns corrupt reservists

4 months ago - 20 July 2020 | Police

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKWhile the number of police reservists has grown significantly to 378, those who join the force with ill intentions are warned that they will...

GBV victim camps at police station

4 months ago - 07 July 2020 | Police

ILENI NANDJATOONDANGWAA gender-based violence (GBV) victim camped at the Ondangwa police station this past weekend after she was turned away on Friday and told to...

Woman sues for N$500k after...

5 months ago - 25 June 2020 | Police

JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEK One of the latest lawsuits brought by a Namibian citizen who claims she was assaulted by soldiers during Operation Hornkranz...

Cop probed for sneaking into...

5 months ago - 23 June 2020 | Police

ILENI NANDJATOONDANGWAA female police officer from the Ohangwena Region has been placed under self-quarantine after she travelled to Walvis Bay, which is a coronavirus hotspot.Police...

Ohangwena's Shindinge retires after 30...

5 months ago - 11 June 2020 | Police

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKThe Ohangwena police commander, Commissioner Simeon Shindinge, retired at the end of May after serving in the police force for 30 years.According to a...

Pittance for DNA testing

5 months ago - 08 June 2020 | Police

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUDelays in the finalisation of many criminal cases, including the recent unprecedented release from custody of a Rundu man who confessed to killing his...

Drunken parade scene embarrasses cops

5 months ago - 08 June 2020 | Police

ILENI NANDJATOOSHAKATIA policeman in the Oshana Region faces disciplinary charges for causing a drunken spectacle at a police parade in Oshakati, while a teacher who...

Alcohol ban taming drunkard society...

6 months ago - 19 May 2020 | Police

Kenya Kambowe RUNDU Namibia is a “drunkard society”. This according to police chief, Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga, who added that...