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A study conducted by the health ministry shows that suicide in Namibia is mostly caused by depression, followed by rejection, hopelessness, family problems, poor self-worth and wanting others to know the pain they are in.

The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority has called on the government to support its idea for a legal framework to protect indigenous plants and herbs.

As awareness about mental illness grows, many workplaces have been making efforts to normalise talking about mental health. But other workplaces have stayed silent on this topic, so employees are left to figure out their options on their own to some extent, while others have resorted to resigning.

Indonesia has played a constructive role in international fora and multilateralism to support international development cooperation. The commitment for international cooperation has inspired Indonesia to build strong engagements with other countries. 

The investigating officer in the rape and serious assault matter of an eight-year-old child on Tuesday told Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku that the child told her: “Aunty, aunty, that man hurt me, he cut me between my legs.”

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Ten government institutions returned N$400 million to the State purse between 2019 and 2021, money that could have been used to address serious national challenges such as housing, employment creation or even intensifying the anti-graft fight.

The health ministry has said over 11 700 children live with HIV in Namibia, a disease that they have mostly contracted during breastfeeding or later on in life through other mechanisms.

The Popular Democratic Movement has wielded the axe to suspend its Katutura Central constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo over a failed European trip that put the party at sixes and sevens. 

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has approved the N$69.7 million budget for the Oshana Regional Council for the 2022/2023 financial year.