Day: August 3, 2023

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Aranos in the Hardap Region on Saturday, the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has reported.

NamPol in a crime report on Thursday said the suspect allegedly took the girl to his house in the Nuwerus location and had sexual intercourse with her.

“The suspect is known to the complainant but has not yet been apprehended,” the crime report said.

Police investigations continue.

In a similar incident, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Gibeon on Sunday.

The girl and suspect had been socialising with friends and while they were escorting her home, the suspect allegedly took her to his residence in !Nanseb Section, where he had sexual intercourse with her.

The suspect is known to the police but has not yet been arrested. Police investigations continue.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday.

According to the Namibian Police Force’s head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, the deceased was identified by his relatives as Tooi Christopher Mason.

The incident is suspected to have occurred between 17h00 and 17h30 while Mason was home alone in the Orwetoveni residential area.

Mbeha said when his parents returned from work they stopped at the gate and called their son to open the gate, but there was no response.

“His mother then opened the gate and the father drove into the yard, where he discovered his body in the garage,” she said.

No suicide note was found and no foul play was suspected.

Police investigations continue.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

Ottilie Kashuupulwa has been promoted to the rank of commissioner and appointed as the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) new Ohangwena regional commander.

Kashuupulwa replaced Commissioner Elizabeth Sibolile, whose term ended on 31 July 2023, the Head of NamPol’s public relations division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the statement Kashuupulwa progressed well in all ranks and has attended a number of fundamental and advanced courses both nationally and internationally. These courses include specialised criminal investigation, senior police officers management and leadership, command and leadership for senior police women, and security awareness and intelligence collection.

“Her academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Policing Practice Honours and Certificate in Criminal Justice. She has also served in international assignments such as being a Southern African Development Community (SADC) election observer in Zimbabwe in 2013 and an election observer in Mauritius in 2014, and has been conferred with various awards and medals during her policing career,” she said.

NamPol Inspector General, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, during the taking over ceremony between outgoing and incoming regional commanders at Eenhana on Monday, expressed confidence that Commissioner Kashuupulwa will carry out the responsibility of directing policing activities in the region with renewed vigour and determination to build on the good foundation laid by her predecessor. He encouraged her to combat crime, preserve and strengthen security, keep the peace, and protect lives and properties in the region while maintaining good relations with the community of the Ohangwena Region.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) on Thursday announced that its electricity tariffs will increase by nearly 8 per cent, effective from 01 July this year.

Fessor Mbango, the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), made the announcement during a media briefing in Otjiwarongo.

He explained that Cenored, which supplies electricity to the regions of Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, Kunene, and partly Oshikoto, had applied for the tariff increases, and the Electricity Control Board (ECB) approved the application.

He stated that the need for tariff hikes was due to the fact that the national bulk electricity supplier company, NamPower, also had an increase in its electricity supply in May of this year. This increase in NamPower’s tariffs automatically affected the bulk purchase of electricity from them by Cenored.

“As a result, our company’s 7.6 per cent tariff increase will impact customers in the domestic prepaid tariff category, who will now have to pay N.dollars 2.61 per unit, compared to the previous N.dollars 2.31,” said Mbango.

He further explained that customers in the general or business tariff category will now pay N.dollars 4.45 per unit, as opposed to the previous N.dollars 4.28 they paid, while farm customers will now pay N.dollars 5.60 per unit, up from N.dollars 5.09.

Mbango clarified that N.dollars 100 of electricity in the domestic category will now yield 35 units, down from the previous 40 units. For the business category, N.dollars 100 will yield 20 units, reduced from the previous 22 units, and for farmers, it will provide 17 units, down from the previous 19 units.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency