Khomas Suicide Prevention Taskforce KSPT

15/10/2025

Former TV journalist Kimani Mbugua dies by suicide

https://zurl.co/6QUJd

15/10/2025

11/10/2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that 15% of working adults had a mental disorder in 2019.

28/09/2025

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The Namibian, 10 September 2025

27/09/2025

KSPT - suicide prevention engagement activity with the employees of Lady Pohamba Hospital, held on 25-26 September 2025

23/09/2025

23/09/2025

23/09/2025

  By: Annakleta Haikera   A total of 4,492 people have been admitted for mental health-related conditions in Rundu since January, according to the Rundu Directorate of Health.   Speaking at a mental health awareness gathering on Friday, senior social...

23/09/2025

Two take their own lives over past weekend

Staff Reporter

TWO individuals are reported to have taken their own lives.

According to the weekend crime bulletin, on Saturday, 20 September 2025, during the night at Bunya village, Kavango West Region, it is alleged that Haihengo Meichoir, a 25-year-old Namibian male, hanged himself with a rope.

It is alleged that the deceased returned home under the influence of alcohol the previous night and entered the room where their five-year-old Namibian female minor daughter was sleeping.

It is further alleged that the mother walked into the room and found the deceased half-naked, and she also noticed their daughter undressed. A physical fight is said to have broken out between the two, and the deceased’s father separated them. The mother allegedly threatened to open a case against the deceased before going to sleep in another hut. The next morning, the deceased’s lifeless body was discovered hanging from the roof of his hut. No foul play was suspected, and his next of kin were informed. Police investigations continue.

In another incident, on the same date, 20 September, around 07:00 at Oukwa waNanyanga Location, it is alleged that Mwatile Valombola, an Angolan male adult, hanged himself with a steel wire from a tree. It is alleged that the deceased had attempted to commit suicide in the past. No foul play was suspected, and no suicide note was left behind. His next of kin were informed, and police investigations continue.

Individuals experiencing mental distress, including self-harm thoughts, are encouraged to seek help. Free and confidential support is available by contacting 116 or 106, a primary crisis hotline that operates 24/7.

23/09/2025

Welwitchia University nursing student Karien Kaunapawa Nikanor died in an apparent suicide last week after allegedly failing the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE).

Nikanor was a second-year, trimester student in the Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery Science programme.
https://www.observer24.com.na/nursing-student-commits-suicide-for-allegedly-failing-evaluation-exam/

23/09/2025

Vice president Lucia Witbooi has warned that gender-based violence and rising suicide cases are rooted in unhealthy power dynamics and harmful cultural norms.

Speaking at the opening of the 8th session of the Rural Women Parliament with Men as Partners, Witbooi called for men and women to work together to challenge traditions that promote dominance and violence.
https://www.observer24.com.na/vp-links-gbv-and-suicide-to-harmful-power-dynamics/