Residents of Keetmanshoop have urged the government to step up action against the growing crisis of gender-based violence (GBV). 

A 32-year-old visually impaired man began a 50-kilometre walk this Wednesday from Iihwali Village to the Oshana Regional Council Office to deliver his petition letter to Governor Hofni Iipinge.

The streets and riverbeds of Windhoek's Katutura have become silent witnesses to unexplained deaths that continue to haunt the community.

Hardap Governor Riaan Mcnab has urged the youth to unite against gender-based violence and drug abuse.

McNab used the recent Hardap Governor's Cup in Rehoboth to launch an appeal against such social ills.

Namibia's Vice President Lucia Witbooi has reiterated the call on citizens to speak out when facing life challenges, saying the country cannot afford to remain silent in the face of rising mental health struggles. 

This came as Lifeline/ChildLine celebrated its 45th anniversary in Windhoek.

The mother of a 36-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend in Epanya village, Okatana Constituency, revealed years of abuse from her son. 

She narrated how, in June, she asked him to leave her house due to verbal abuse.

The media and stakeholders of the One Economy Foundation have applauded the work of the Foundation as well as the operations of the #BeFree Youth Campus in the heart of Katutura.

The Foundation held a celebration event, which also included a tour of the campus on Friday. 

The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) held its closing ceremony for the Caring Namibia Man photo exhibition.

The exhibition, open since the 5th of July, displayed photos portraying a positive side of Namibian men.

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 Governor of the Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, officially activated the #EndGBVNamibia Campaign at Rundu.

The campaign encourages people to speak out against the social ill.

Gender-based violence is a social ill that affects individuals who, many times, suffer in silence.