Police in the Ohangwena Region have expressed concern over the rising number of suicide cases and other serious crimes recorded in the region over the past three years.
Police Commander Ottilie Kashuupulwa says 189 suicide cases were recorded since 2023, of which 37 are this year alone.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced measures that the government will take to tackle gender-based violence, suicide and fatal road crashes.
The police reported 486 suicide cases across the country during the 2025/2026 government financial year.
Of these, 390 were men, 83 women, nine boys and four girls.
The body of a man, suspected to have died by suicide, has been discovered along the Swakopmund coastline.
A passerby walking along the beach south of the Swakopmund jetty discovered the body early this morning after it washed ashore around 9:00.
Over the weekend, the police have responded to a series of events ranging from drug-related to violent crimes and fatal road crashes.
Drug-related crimes were the most recorded offenses.
An American tourist, Christopher Gibbs, has died after plunging 100 metres from the Knife Edge Bridge at the Victoria Falls heritage site.
Gibbs, who arrived in Zimbabwe on 26 December, crossed into Zambia on Monday before allegedly committing suicide the following day.
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.
