Suicide has recently become a major concern in Namibia, with rising rates causing alarm among the government and communities.
The Victory Youth Group (VYG) held a Mega Help event aimed at empowering young people to overcome challenges and become visionary leaders.
A young man, reported to have been mentally unstable, allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of Katutura Hospital over the weekend and died instantly in what authorities suspect to be suicide.
A medical company, Patient Care, hosted a men's mental health event following the suicide incidents that took place recently.
Men from various age groups and backgrounds were given some life coaching by various motivational speakers, an experience they say was life-changing.
The First Gentleman has expressed concern over the increasing number of male suicides.
Epaphras Ndaitwah says Namibia is losing productive citizens due to suicide and gender-based violence.
Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has reiterated calls on Namibians to seek help and express their emotions as a means to reduce suicide.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture (MEIYSAC) has expressed shock over the suicide deaths of three teachers from the Enyana Combined School, Eenhana Secondary School, and Ohehonge Combined School in the Ohangwena region.
A man allegedly killed his wife in Windhoek's Greenwell Matongo locality in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police in a statement said 53-year-old Alweendo David allegedly shot his wife, forty-three-year-old Elizabeth Nepando Hambelela Alweendo, at their home in Greenwell Matongo.
A 14-year-old boy committed suicide in Windhoek's Otjomuise residential area.
According to the police report, Elgen Mogle was allegedly sent to the shops by his grandmother to buy a few foodstuffs for the house in the afternoon.
Police in Keetmanshoop have reported a tragic incident involving a local resident who committed suicide by driving his NP 300 Nissan Bakkie head-on into an oncoming truck, resulting in his death.
A 49-year-old man was found dead in an alleged suicide by hanging at his home in Katutura on Sunday, 20 October 2024. The discovery was made by his uncle at around 07:30 in his room on Hans Uirab Street.
