Confiscated drugs that return to the streets undermine efforts against the illegal drug trade.
The organisation Swakopmund Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse is thus calling for stricter measures against dealing in illicit drugs.
Reverend Nicole Ashwood of the World Council of Churches has urged the churches to engage with perpetrators of gender-based violence as part of a holistic approach to addressing the issue.
The Zambezi Region records an average of 34 cases of gender-based violence on a monthly basis.
According to a regional review by NamPol’s GBV unit, 90% of the victims are female and 10% are male.
The National Planning Commission and the European Union (EU) delegation officially handed over five 30-tonne trucks to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAWFLR) to boost the livestock value chain in Namibia’s Northern Communal Areas.
Rehoboth residents demonstrated their frustration with the use and distribution of drugs in their community on the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
