The Office of the First Lady will be hosting a youth masterclass as well as training on sexual and gender-based violence for frontline service providers in the Kunene Region. 

 Alcohol abuse, a lack of emotional self-regulation and listening skills are the top social causes of gender-based violence and suicides in Namibia.

This is according to a therapist from Swakopmund, Marcella Katjijova, who has urged the public to prioritise mental health care.

More than half a million dollars was raised at the recently launched Mayoral Development Fund gala dinner for the Oshakati Town Council.

The fund is aimed at raising money to help the needy and vulnerable members of society.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare in the Kavango East Region have added poultry farming to its community income-generating activities' support.

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has approved Helao Nafidi Town Council's membership to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

The aim is to support and accelerate the practice of lifelong learning in the town.

Three Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors and activists who arrived in Swakopmund after walking 370 kilometres from Windhoek say suicide is not a solution to GBV.

Reverend June Dolley Major, a South African national, has urged survivors to speak out and for communities to stop shaming them.

Africa cannot realise its Agenda 2063 and SDGs if the issues of water sanitation and security are not addressed.

Only a handful of people joined a protest against drugs and dealers in Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, despite the coastal town facing an uphill battle against drugs.

The more than 600 fishermen who allegedly resigned from the Cavema Joint Venture at Walvis Bay have appealed to the government to give them active employment instead of a monthly allowance.

Delivering affordable housing remains a key government agenda item.

As such, the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, says his ministry avails millions of dollars towards the construction of houses to improve the living standards of Namibians.