Police in the Ohangwena Region have expressed concern over the rising number of suicide cases and other serious crimes recorded in the region over the past three years.
Police Commander Ottilie Kashuupulwa says 189 suicide cases were recorded since 2023, of which 37 are this year alone.
Community members of the Okongo Constituency in the Ohangwena Region have demanded that stock-theft accused Leonard Kanguloshi be remanded in custody until his case is finalised.
Kanguloshi is accused of stealing livestock and has repeatedly been released on bail.
An 86-year-old woman from Popa Village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency was allegedly raped by a known suspect over the weekend.
It is reported that the suspect allegedly broke into her room on Friday at around midnight.
Oshana Police Regional Commander Commissioner Andreas Shilelo has ordered urgent community policing meetings in Okaukamasheshe to combat a spike in crime there.
Okaukamasheshe is located in Oshana's Okatana Constituency.
Police in the Zambezi Region is involving traditional authorities to minimise stock theft through.
The police have reported a case of stock theft involving 678 cattle that occurred between 2025 and 2026 along Namibia's borders with Botswana and Angola, specifically in February.
The police in the Erongo Region have raised concerns over the increase in stock theft cases over the past two years, valued at over N$1.4 million.
The Bunya C Class Police Station has recorded the highest number of reported cases in the Kavango West Region, with Nkurenkuru town ranking second.
This concerning trend was highlighted during a police community meeting held in Rupara village.
Livestock farmers at Eunda Village in the Omusati Region and the Angolan Consul General held a meeting to discuss the growing cases of stock theft in the area.
Epukiro's Eiseb Community Against Stock Theft Organisation-CASO has petitioned against the granting of bail to the suspects implicated in multiple reported cases of stock theft.
The suspects are Synanus Karukukutu Katjiutua, Paul Gun-Gun Tjiposa, Mbeurora Tjomuho, Travold Tjandero and Mosupi Udigeng.
The Outjo Magistrates Court in the Kunene Region has remanded four men accused of stealing 31 cattle in the Outjo district last week.
The men are alleged to have operated an illegal slaughterhouse at Farm Mountbauten and Farm Bergvlei.
