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Namibian Wildlife Crimes article archive

This archive of published media articles about wildlife crime in Namibia aims to:

  • provide easy public access to published information and statistics
  • enable easy stakeholder access to articles
  • provide a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia

Public access to information is a vital component of ensuring community engagement in prevalent issues. Wildlife crime is one of the pressing environmental issues of our time.

Wildlife crime investigations are generally covert operations requiring utmost confidentiality to succeed. Investigations and prosecutions in complex cases may take months or even years to complete. For this reason, the information that can be released to the public without compromising cases is often limited. Nonetheless, the Namibian government strives to share as much information as possible with the public.

The Namibian media has welcomed this approach and regularly publishes statistics and feature articles on wildlife crime. These are entered into the database at regular intervals, creating a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia.

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Monday, 26 January 2026
Mumbi L 2026. Kenya: Two arrested, one escapes as detectives seize elephant tusks worth Sh11 million in Namanga sting operation.

Two people have been arrested for suspected wildlife trafficking following a multi-agency operation that led to the seizure of elephant tusks valued at about Sh11 million in Namanga. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the suspects, Imani Manasi Msumbwa and Justin Mwalima, both Tanzanian nationals, in the company of a Kenyan suspect, Alton Jilaoneka, were caught off guard at a hotel where they were reportedly negotiating a sale.

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KEN_2026_01_Kenya_two arrested_one escapes as detectives seize elephant tusks worth Sh11 million in Namanga sting operation_Journal of African Elephants.pdf 82.06 KB
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Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Ngwenya T 2026. Poachers' partners: When Kruger's rangers turn rogue.

Insiders describe why, and how, rangers sworn to protect wildlife collude with poaching syndicates slaughtering rhinos. Tulani Ngwenya investigates On guard: Former ranger trainer Hendrick Sithembiso carves through dry wood with twin tactical knives, demonstrating 'bushcraft' to students during an advanced training programme in Kruger in 2024.

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SA_2026_01_Poachers partners_When Krugers rangers turn rogue_Oxpeckers.pdf 880.12 KB
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Thursday, 18 November 2021
Ngwenya T 2021. Two men nabbed with rhino horn in Gauteng testify that police solicited a R30K bribe to release them.

Police who arrested two men carrying a rhino horn on a highway near Witbank allegedly demanded a R30,000 bribe to release them.

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SA_2021_11_Two men nabbed with rhino horn in Gauteng testify that police solicited a R30K bribe to release them_DailyMaverick.pdf 687.8 KB
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