The police in the Hardap Region have destroyed drugs and other contraband worth more than N$462 000, saying the exercise is aimed at ensuring seized drugs never find their way back into communities. The drugs formed part of evidence collected between January and December 2025.
Road accidents and crashes have claimed 44 lives in the Omaheke Region since 2024. During the period under review, more than 300 individuals were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Namibian banks are stepping up efforts to combat financial crime as the country strengthens its anti-money laundering and fraud prevention systems. The latest figures from the Financial Intelligence Centre show that closer cooperation between banks, regulators and law enforcement is producing tangible results.
There is a need to interrogate the rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases, which continue to occur despite strict laws implemented to curb such occurrences.
This is the combined view of various policy analysts and researchers.
Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has raised concern over the increase in criminal activities in the region, revealing that more than 6,400 criminal cases were reported in 2025.
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has assured that the government will address challenges faced by law enforcement in the ||Kharas Region to improve service delivery.
Botswana's Police Services Commissioner, Dinah Marathe, has called on SADC member states to double their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking, as Cannabis (dagga) smuggling is reaching alarming levels.
Commissioner Andreas Shilelo addressed his first mass parade as the new Oshana Regional Police Commander at the Oshana Police Headquarters following his transfer from the Zambezi Region.
Police in the ||Kharas Region have honoured retiring police officers, who dedicated more than 25 years of their lives to serving and protecting communities, with a farewell parade.
The farewell parade ceremony was held in Keetmanshoop.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that anyone trying to disrupt the country on June 30 will face the law, as tensions build around an anti-foreigner deadline pushed by anti-illegal-immigration groups.
