{"id":389821,"date":"2026-02-16T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=389821"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:00:22","slug":"cic-employees-suspected-of-theft-after-merchandise-worth-n227000-vanishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=389821","title":{"rendered":"CIC employees suspected of theft after merchandise worth N$227,000 vanishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Namibian police at Ondangwa are investigating a case of theft by employees after five staff members of the Olunkono CIC in Ondangwa, who were given ordered stock to deliver to Metro and Woermannbrock between 14 November and 31 December 2025, allegedly failed to do so. 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