The streets and riverbeds of Windhoek's Katutura have become silent witnesses to unexplained deaths that continue to haunt the community.

Police in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 24-year-old woman in the early hours of this morning after she allegedly killed her 30-year-old brother at Oshikuni village, Okongo constituency.

Retired Namibian Defence Force lieutenant colonel Natangwe Kadhingula allegedly committed suicide at his home in Okahandja on Wednesday.

Five people have died following a head-on collision between two vehicles on the road between Karibib and Okahandja today.

A 25-year-old nurse was left traumatised after being kidnapped and robbed by a taxi driver and his two accomplices in Ongwediva on Thursday night.

The decomposed body of Simon Keramin (45) was found on a riverbank at Farm Breckhorn Oast in the Maltahöhe district last Friday.

The Namibian police have reported the murder of a 42-year-old man in Bethanie’s Riverside location.

The victim was stabbed by a 26-year-old suspect who was taken into custody.

In Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte area, a 40-year-old man died following a stabbing incident at a bar.

The Namibian Police (NamPol) Force in the Omusati Region has arrested a 36-year-old man after he reportedly stabbed to death his 41-year-old cousin.

A Tsumeb-based pastor, Junias Nghitewapo, is making a heartfelt plea to the nation to help track his missing brother. 

Kornelius Nghitewapo, 42, also known as Kolele, was employed as a police officer based at the Oshakati police station and was last seen a year ago.

Police in the Zambezi region have raised concerns over a surge in vehicle scams, with five cases recorded in just three months.