{"id":399958,"date":"2026-08-25T11:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=399958"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:30:02","slug":"police-seek-publics-help-to-find-missing-17-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=399958","title":{"rendered":"Police seek public\u2019s help to find missing 17-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Namibian Police are seeking the public\u2019s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old boy, identified as Nathan Nowaseb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Erongo Police said he is a Grade 9 learner at Grandridge Private School in Swakopmund. According to the police, the teenager left his home in Swakopmund on Sunday, 16 August 2026, at about 15h00, without telling his family where he was going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was further alleged that he has a history of disappearing from home and returning after a few days, but this time he has been gone for too long and has not been seen by any of his friends or relatives,\u201d the police added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police described him as slender, about 1.6m tall, and dark in complexion. He speaks Khoekhoegowab and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone with information about his whereabouts is encouraged to contact the nearest police station or Detective Inspector Cletius Kabuku on 081 391 0671.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MISSING: Photo of Nathan Nowaseb, 17. Photo: Erongo Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Namibian Police are seeking the public\u2019s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old boy, identified as Nathan Nowaseb. The Erongo Police said he is a Grade 9 learner at Grandridge Private School in Swakopmund. 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