Namibia has recorded 448 road fatalities from January to November. This is an increase from last year's 376 crashes, which are said to be caused mainly by speeding.

Kavango West Region has recorded 19 road fatalities this year.

Road crashes also increased by 115 cases, compared to last year.

In 2025, Kavango West recorded a total number of 307 crashes involving 332 vehicles.

One hundred and thirty-two people sustained serious to slight injuries.

The festive season is here, and the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) called on road users to avert the scourge on roads by acting responsibly.

From the start of the year until the 26th of November 2025, the Fund recorded 2,960 road crashes compared to 2,822 recorded in the same period last year.

The Rundu Town Council has launched its newly established traffic law enforcement unit.

 Kavango East Regional Council Chairperson Damian Maghambayi applauded the council for its achievement in establishing the unit for traffic law enforcement.

The Oshikoto Police have officially launched their festive season road safety and crime prevention operation, code-named Safer Namibia.

The campaign, launched at Omuthiya, started on 15 November and will run until 16 January next year.

Namibia has recorded 2,793 road crashes, which resulted in 431 fatalities and 4,565 injuries from January 2025 until November 10, 2025. 

This was revealed by the Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi at the inauguration of the Okapuka checkpoint.

Domestic animals in communal areas will soon be equipped with reflectors to make them more visible at night and to prevent accidents.

Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi said the government is in the process of procuring reflectors for domestic animals in communal areas where they roam freely.

A 58-year-old truck driver is in stable condition after a truck accident early this morning roughly 30 km from Mariental on the road to Gibeon.

The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has appealed to local motorists to exercise caution to prevent fatal road accidents, emphasising that the nation's population should be growing, not declining, to prevent fatal crashes.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku, has called for immediate action to stop the bloodshed on the country's roads.

She revealed that this year, Namibia's road deaths have increased by 12%, a trend which she described as worrying.