A visual artist is using his talent to raise awareness about suicide in Rundu.
Paulus Kanyanga believes that his "Suicide Mural Project" will encourage more Namibians to open up about the realities behind the act.
A recent spate of suicides in various regions of Namibia has raised concern and shed light on a pressing need for enhanced mental health support and awareness.
Twenty-nine children committed suicide over a period of one year. They are part of the 770 people who committed suicide during the same period.
679 cases of suicide have been reported in Namibia since last year, of which 82% were men.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, stated that the suicide rate among men is high because men are discouraged from seeking help because they are often labelled as weak.
A 21-year-old mother took her life after murdering her 5-year-old daughter at the old Ombili informal settlement at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region on Saturday.
Police in the town were alerted to the crime between 16h50 and 17h00.
WEEKEND CRIME | The Namibian Police report four suicides and one sudden death over the weekend.
A senior citizen, 72-year-old Julius Hengombe, was found hanging from a wire under a tree at the Ojikango Ekwenya village in the Otjozondjpa Region. No suicide note was found.
Robberies, theft, murder, suicide, culpable homicide, and possession of harmful substances were crimes reported by the Police this past weekend.
Three deaths by suicide were recorded, the first being Mashadia Marques, a resident of Windhoek's Dorado Valley.
A senior police officer allegedly shot and killed his wife at Mariental before turning the gun on himself on Thursday.
A 43-year-old man, Ndafelai Nghilifilwa, committed suicide by stabbing himself in the stomach and cutting his throat with a traditional knife (Omukonda) in his bedroom at Ononge village in the Nehale Lyampingana constituency in full view of his seven-month-pregnant wife.
A 43-year-old man, Ndafelai Nghilifilwa, committed suicide by stabbing himself in the stomach and cutting his throat with a traditional knife (Omukonda) in his bedroom at Ononge village in the Nehale Lyampingana Constituency in full view of his seven-month-pregnant wife.
