Woman drowns in Kavango

THE body of a 61-year-old woman was discovered in the Kavango River on Monday, the Police reported in their crime bulletin.

Mukosho Lucia Mayira had been reported missing on Sunday. * A villager from Eengwena in the Omusati Region who reportedly committed suicide on Sunday has been identified as 32-year-old Magano Haileka.* A case of armed robbery is being investigated at Iindangungu village in the Oshana Region, after two men robbed a bar there on Tuesday.The suspects apparently entered the bar and held the bartender and a customer hostage.They then proceeded to search for money and reportedly managed to take N$967 in cash.No arrests have been made.*A quarrel between two Ongwediva residents turned violent on Monday, when one was shot in the thigh.The victim, a 23-year-old man, was admitted to the Oshakati State hospital.The suspect has not yet been arrested.* In Windhoek, two men robbed a man in his flat in the Eros suburb on Monday afternoon.They tied up the homeowner, locked him up in a room and ransacked his flat.The suspects were armed with a gun and a knife.They stole a cellphone, two DVDs, clothes, the keys to the flat, the owner’s debit card, the remote control device of his security gate, two bags, a pair of shoes and N$50 in cash.The owner estimates his loss at N$43 590.No recovery or arrest has been made.* A 30-year-old resident of the Windhoek informal settlement Greenwell Matongo is said to have committed suicide by hanging herself in a toilet.* Police in Windhoek are investigating a case of attempted housebreaking and another of attempted murder after a security guard at the Oshakati Service Gambling House shot an alleged burglar on Tuesday morning.The alleged burglar had apparently been spotted on the roof of the building when the guard shot him in the right thigh.He then fell from the roof, breaking his leg.While he was climbing the roof, three other suspects apparently entered the gambling house armed with firearms.The other three suspects appear to have escaped, while the shot man was arrested.* A fire at the farm Ongombo West on Monday claimed the life of a 38-year-old man.The cause of the fire, according to the Police, has not yet been determined.The victim was identified as Erens Harold Areab.* One man died on the road between Usakos and Arandis on Saturday after the car he was driving overturned.The accident happened about 10 km from Arandis.Two passengers were injured – one seriously – and were admitted to the Swakopmund State Hospital.The deceased was identified as Johannes Kanana.* A villager from Eengwena in the Omusati Region who reportedly committed suicide on Sunday has been identified as 32-year-old Magano Haileka.* A case of armed robbery is being investigated at Iindangungu village in the Oshana Region, after two men robbed a bar there on Tuesday.The suspects apparently entered the bar and held the bartender and a customer hostage.They then proceeded to search for money and reportedly managed to take N$967 in cash.No arrests have been made.*A quarrel between two Ongwediva residents turned violent on Monday, when one was shot in the thigh.The victim, a 23-year-old man, was admitted to the Oshakati State hospital.The suspect has not yet been arrested.* In Windhoek, two men robbed a man in his flat in the Eros suburb on Monday afternoon.They tied up the homeowner, locked him up in a room and ransacked his flat.The suspects were armed with a gun and a knife.They stole a cellphone, two DVDs, clothes, the keys to the flat, the owner’s debit card, the remote control device of his security gate, two bags, a pair of shoes and N$50 in cash.The owner estimates his loss at N$43 590.No recovery or arrest has been made.* A 30-year-old resident of the Windhoek informal settlement Greenwell Matongo is said to have committed suicide by hanging herself in a toilet.* Police in Windhoek are investigating a case of attempted housebreaking and another of attempted murder after a security guard at the Oshakati Service Gambling House shot an alleged burglar on Tuesday morning.The alleged burglar had apparently been spotted on the roof of the building when the guard shot him in the right thigh.He then fell from the roof, breaking his leg.While he was climbing the roof, three other suspects apparently entered the gambling house armed with firearms.The other three suspects appear to have escaped, while the shot man was arrested.* A fire at the farm Ongombo West on Monday claimed the life of a 38-year-old man.The cause of the fire, according to the Police, has not yet been determined.The victim was identified as Erens Harold Areab.* One man died on the road between Usakos and Arandis on Saturday after the car he was driving overturned.The accident happened about 10 km from Arandis.Two passengers were injured – one seriously – and were admitted to the Swakopmund State Hospital.The deceased was identified as Johannes Kanana.