RUNDU – The Namibian Police in the Kavango West region are on a manhunt after the food that was meant for the Drought Relief programme was reportedly stolen at Katwiti settlement on Saturday.

According to a NamPol daily incident report on Monday, the food, worth N$39 000, was allegedly stolen from a warehouse where it was stored.  They include bags of maize meal, cans of beef and fish, as well as bottles of cooking oil. Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident in the Kavango East region, a 39-year-old woman was allegedly raped at the Sauyemwa informal settlement
in Rundu on Saturday.

The incident happened at around 18h30 when an unknown man reportedly had sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent.

No arrest has yet been made.

- Nampa