Cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and suicide are becoming a cause for concern in the Kavango East Region.

Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa on Monday said the Namibian justice system is taking gender-based violence (GBV) cases seriously and aims to make huge progress against it by 2022.

A welfare organisation, Regain Trust is appealing to President Hage Geingob to declare the increasing cases of violence against women and children a national emergency.

Incidences of gender-based violence are not showing any signs of reduction in Namibia. Thus, the community of Walvis Bay are working together to assist those widely affected by these social ills.

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a great concern within the community of Rehoboth, with dependency being the biggest contributor to the increase in the number of cases there, the Namibian Police Force has said.

The Zambezi Regional Police have recorded 254 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) this year.

Eight hundred children in the Khomas Region were reported to have suffered abuse this year.

Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua has appealed to lawmakers to change gender-based violence laws, which he believes benefit perpetrators.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, is calling for a holistic approach towards gender-based violence.

The fight against Gender Based Violence can only be achieved through changing the mindset of society.