The Zambian government has started distributing feature phones to pensioners who are the elderly beneficiaries of financial support under the Social Cash Transfer. 

Members of the National Council expressed concern over the shortage of social workers in the country, saying it contributes to growing numbers of mentally and emotionally distressed people in communities.

Hardap Governor Riaan McNab expressed concern over the inadequate housing and living conditions many elderly citizens endure despite their significant contributions to nation-building.

Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has handed over a new house to an elderly woman with a disability at Oshandi Village.

The Keetmanshoop Municipality kicked off the year on a compassionate note by handing out food parcels to senior citizens.

The annual social programme aims to alleviate household food insecurity among the elderly.

Otjinene resident Martha Tjo, a wheelchair user, is struggling to improve her livelihood and urgently needs proper housing that can accommodate her and her family.

Tjo (47) was born and raised in Otjinene, a place she has always called home despite the many hardships she faces.

Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) has issued a public apology to social grant beneficiaries and stakeholders following disruptions experienced during the initial phase of the National Social Cash Grant payment and reregistration programme.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare plans to set up more gender-based violence protection shelters across Namibia.

Senior citizens whose government social grant is their only source of income continue to bear the burden of caring for family members. 

However, the household of Kapango Kapango, a resident of Fumbe Village in the Kavango East Region, is worse off than many others and is in a sorry state.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health, and Social Welfare, during its workshop in Otjiwarongo, has heard that men are also victims of gender-based violence, saying there is a need for the government to provide physical, emotional, and social well-being to all Namibians.