Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, has acknowledged that there is a motor vehicle challenge in the force.

Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, the police chief, has released the names of the officers killed in the Mariental car crash on Saturday.

Shikongo said two sisters were among those who died.

The deceased are:

1. Senior Chief Correctional Officer David Mawis Musambani (Male)

Police Deputy Inspector General, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda, has been nominated as a candidate for the presidency of INTERPOL.

Omaheke Police Commander Heinrich Tjiveze reminded cadet trainees that policing is not just about enforcing laws, but it is about building relationships and fostering trust within communities. 

Walvis Bay's Narraville residents have raised alarm over rising crime and drug abuse within their community.

At a recent engagement meeting, locals also voiced frustration over the slow response to calls for help by law enforcement.

Namibia will welcome a delegation of women from the South African Police Service (SAPS) who will be in the country from today until the 15th as part of South Africa's Women's Month celebrations. 

Twenty people have been arrested in the Omaheke Region since the start of this year for drug abuse.

Control Prosecutor in the office of the Prosecutor General, Soraya Petrus, has raised concern that the low number of trafficking in persons cases reported in the two Kavango regions could be due to a lack of understanding.

Namibia has recorded six cases of trafficking in persons between June 2024 and June this year.

This was shared during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons held at Rundu.

The killing of an Otjinene resident has reignited long-forgotten tribal tensions in the community.