Namibia:   Passion Killings Claimed 36 Lives

New Era, 25 February 2014

A shocking 36 women have died at the hands of their lovers since January 2013 to date, in what could be categorized as "passion killings", according to the latest crime statistics… Read more »

Namibia:   Alleged Killer Hits Journalist At Court

Namibian, 25 February 2014

THE 32-YEAR-OLD man accused of killing his girlfriend in Windhoek on Saturday caused a scene at the Windhoek Magistrates' Court yesterday when he punched a journalist for taking… Read more »

Namibia:   //Karas Top Cop Urges Women to Report Violence

Namibian, 25 February 2014

THE //Karas Police regional commander, Armas Shivute, has urged women in the region to report cases of violence against them to the police. Read more »

Namibia:   Court Dismisses Murder Appeal

New Era, 25 February 2014

The appeal against his sentence by murder convict Mutagob Haraseb was dismissed in the Windhoek High Court. Haraseb was convicted of murder in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court and… Read more »

Namibia:   Man Calls Police After Slitting Girlfriend's Throat

New Era, 24 February 2014

A 30-year-old man turned himself over to the police on Saturday and confessed to slitting his girlfriend's throat during a domestic dispute in one of the flats belonging to the… Read more »

Namibia:   Nation of Sick Men

Namibian, 24 February 2014

LESS than 24 hours after President Hifikepunye Pohamba announced tighter measures to curb violence against women, yet another woman was brutally killed by her boyfriend in… Read more »

Namibia:   Crimes of Passion and the State of Emergency

New Era, 24 February 2014

The call to declare a state of emergency over crimes of passion holds no water, so is the mounting call for the death penalty. "No court or tribunal has the power to impose a… Read more »

Namibia:   Husband Brutally Stabs Pregnant Wife

New Era, 24 February 2014

A nine-month pregnant woman had to undergo an emergency operation to help deliver a child after being stabbed several times by her husband. A heavily pregnant Lucia Shikongo had to… Read more »

Namibia:   The Perpetual Massacre With No End in Sight

New Era, 21 February 2014

Call it what you may, whether the euphemistic "passion killing" that has become common nomenclature in the media and society at large, or women slaughtering, killing, butchering,… Read more »

Namibia:   De Jay Waits for Murder Trial Verdict

Namibian, 21 February 2014

RETIRED teacher David de Jay, who is accused of murdering his wife near Keetmanshoop five years ago, will have to wait for another month for the verdict in his trial in the… Read more »

Namibia:   Ndeitunga Speaks Out On Violence

New Era, 21 February 2014

The Inspector-General of the Namibian Police, Sebastian Ndeitunga, has issued an instruction to police officers to treat victims of gender-based violence (GBV) with dignity. Read more »

Namibia:   Debate on Gender-Based Violence

Namibian, 21 February 2014

I'LL BE interested to know who says what in an upcoming debate on gender-based violence (GBV) in parliament as well as the solutions they can offer. Read more »

Namibia:   Mother of Murdered Children Recounts Death Threat

Namibian, 20 February 2014

THE mother of two children allegedly murdered by their father in December 2009 says she left the children in the care of a friend when she fled from Windhoek after receiving a… Read more »

Namibia:   Man Beats Lover to Death Over N$25

Namibian, 20 February 2014

POLICE in Rehoboth on Monday arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 39-year-old lover Pamela Florida Britz, in yet another case of gender-based violence. Read more »

Namibia:   War On Women

OSISA, 19 February 2014

Violence against women and children in Namibia is reaching critical proportions. Of late there have been some particularly horrific incidences of what are unfortunately termed… Read more »

Namibia:   Nghidinwa Admits Govt Failed On Violence

Namibian, 19 February 2014

GENDER Equality and Child Welfare Minister Rosalia Nghidinwa has admitted that programmes meant to address the prevalent gender-based violence (GBV) in the country have all failed,… Read more »

Namibia:   WAD Strongly Condemns Violence Against Women

New Era, 19 February 2014

The Women's Action for Development (WAD) has joined a call by the National Council's women's caucus for President Hifikepunye Pohamba to declare "a state of emergency" on… Read more »