Vice President Lucia Witbooi has emphasised that the government remains committed to addressing challenges facing marginalised communities through collaborative planning, evidence-based decision-making, and sustainable interventions that will restore affected persons' dignities.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, visited and toured the Cheshire Home Facility in the Zambezi region on Monday.
The speaker commended the work of the facility and appealed to community members to support the initiative.
A government data verification process has left some of the country's most vulnerable citizens without income for over two months.
In Tsumkwe, elderly residents whose state grants were suspended say they are now facing severe hunger.
For two senior citizens, the suspension of their monthly pension grants has brought uncertainty and hardship.
They say the suspension was effected despite having complied with the government's verification requirements.
The VGK Church soup kitchen in Keetmanshoop has been serving warm meals to about 500 school learners and community members since 2015.
An amount of N$1,600 might be someone's savings, but for 77-year-old Frans Geiseb, from Omatako Village in Otjozondjupa Region, the monthly old-age pension grant is more than a personal lifeline.
It is the only source of income sustaining a household of about 25 family members.
As temperatures continue to drop in Windhoek, many people without homes are spending their nights in riverbeds, on sidewalks and in cardboard boxes to protect themselves from the cold.
One local pastor believes more can be done to provide a safe place for people to sleep.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) says violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children remain the biggest challenges facing Namibia's children.
In a continued effort to help address malnutrition in the Omaheke Region, employees of the Namibia Revenue Agency known as the "NamRA Stars" joined hands to support vulnerable children in the region.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health and Social Welfare held a consultative meeting with the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) to discuss findings during their recent oversight visits.
