28/08/2026
Eastern Province has recorded 96 su***de cases between 1st January and 31st July 2026, representing about 80.7 percent of the 119 cases recorded during the entire 2025 calendar year.
According to police statistics, 74 of the 96 cases recorded this year involved adult males, 12 involved adult females, while 10 involved juveniles.
Among adult males, 22 cases involved people aged between 19 and 30 years, 39 were aged between 31 and 45, 10 were aged between 46 and 60, two were aged between 61 and 75, while one was aged between 76 and 90.
For females, the statistics show that seven cases involved people aged between 19 and 30 years, four were aged between 31 and 45, while one was aged between 46 and 60.
The figures further indicate that the 10 juvenile cases comprised five males and five females.
Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has confirmed this to Breeze FM News.
Between 1st January and 31st July this year, 22 male persons aged between 19 and 30 took their lives, 39 were aged between 31 and 45, while 13 were aged between 47 and 90 years.
Twelve su***de cases involving females and 10 involving juveniles have so far been reported.
