{"id":330557,"date":"2022-11-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=330557"},"modified":"2022-11-24T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:37:11","slug":"it-is-okay-to-cry-sakaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=330557","title":{"rendered":"It is okay to cry &#8211; Sakaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>IT is okay not to be okay, says Oshana Region&#8217;s police chief, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria.<br>Speaking during a Men&#8217;s Conference currently underway at Ongwediva, Sakaria said that it is better to cry rather than bubbling up with anger.<br>The men are deliberating on Gender Based Violence (GBV).<\/p>\n<p>Sakaria indicated that cases of GBV in the Oshana Region are worrisome and need to be addressed.<br>He noted that last year alone, a total of 3 499 cases of GBV were reported. Of these figures, 477 women and 41 men were raped, 31 women and 20 men were murdered.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 767 cases of GBV in which minors were the victims, were also reported. 577 minors were raped and 8 murdered.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-359x240.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-546x365.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-765x510.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/It-is-okay-to-cry-Sakaria.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SPEAK-OUT: Oshana police commander Naftal Lungameni Sakaria. -Photo: Maria David<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He thanked conference organisers saying:<br>&#8220;Initiatives of this nature provide a much needed platform where men can increase their understanding on causes, effects and consequences of violent acts towards women and girls&#8221;.<br>He added that recently they have been witnessing an increase of incidents of men becoming violent towards other men and men committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Sakaria indicated that toxic masculinity comes from the cultural indoctrination of the male role belief system.<br>He explains that positive masculinity promotes equality, respect and dignity of all people irrespective of their gender.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities, Royal \u01c0Ui\u01c0o\u01c0oo, called on men to embrace positive masculinity as a way to address the rising problem of violence against women and children in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, 85% of sexual and domestic violence survivors are women and one in every four young women have survived intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n<p>He said that 93% of the perpetrators of intimate violence are men.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David IT is okay not to be okay, says Oshana Region&#8217;s police chief, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria.Speaking during a Men&#8217;s Conference currently underway at Ongwediva, Sakaria said that it is better to cry rather than bubbling up with anger.The men are deliberating on Gender Based Violence (GBV). 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