A 48-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of wire in her room at the Fish River Lodge in the //Karas Region.
Health experts say depression is one of the leading causes of the high suicide rate in Namibia.
-Namibia lost 924 people due to suicide last year.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on Thursday launched a report on the national study of prevalence and interventions for suicide, in the capital.
-Suicide is the second leading cause of death in Namibia. As a result, the Ministry of Health and Social Services wants to come up with a national prevention and treatment strategic plan on suicide.
In light of the high suicide rate plaguing the country, social workers have increased their efforts in raising suicide awareness in the Erongo Region.
Findings released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services revealed that depression is one of the leading causes of suicide in Namibia.
A senior Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) official suspected of having defrauding the agency of about N$17 million has committed suicide.
A study on suicide conducted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services is expected to be launched in October.
The Namibian Police today confirmed that prominent Windhoek lawyer Christ Brandt had committed suicide.
