Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on all citizens to cooperate with the drought relief programme implementing officers to ensure that the objectives of the programme are achieved.

The vulnerability assessment and analysis indicate that 695,000 people are in need of relief assistance.

Unity and peace are prerequisites for the development of any given country.

These were the remarks of Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah when she addressed a rally at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region.

Men have been urged to uphold the culture of being providers of families, including shelter, instead of mainly relying on women for their needs.

The SWAPO Party Vice President says Namibians can only unite if they avoid tribalism and regionalism, which derail development and negatively affect people at the grass-roots level. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks at the party's rally at Outapi.

Renowned musician Sadrag Theofilus Nakale was buried in his home village of Ekoka in the Ohangwena Region. The late Nakale was part of the Sadrag, Mesag, and Abednego triplets.

Mourners gathered at Onekwaya West in the Ohangwena Village for the memorial of the late Ambassador Hadino Hishongwa.

Mourners described Hishongwa as a philanthropist and a man who immensely contributed to the freedom and independence of Namibia.

A pensioner from Olunkavu Village in the Omusati Region is grateful to the government for building a pit latrine at her homestead.

Visible progress is being made on the ongoing upgrade of the Omungulugwombashe gravel road, which is being upgraded by the government to low-volume tarred road standard.

The government has allocated N$35 million for the 22-kilometre road from Tsandi to the Omugulugwoombashe memorial shrine.

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.

The Inspector General of the Namibian Police is concerned over the increased use of drugs in the country.

Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo says the most commonly used drugs in the country are cannabis, mandrax, heroin, meth, crack cocaine, and power.