While early motherhood, youth unemployment, and climate change intersect, young leaders in the country are finding opportunities to engage proactively by empowering communities. With a strong legal background that has shaped her approach to governance, accountability, and climate justice, Clemesia Barnabas (29) founded Green Moms Agro Initiative (GMAI) in 2025 to build resilience, dignity, and...
Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)
Young Namibians must own NYC – Masua
The newly appointed interim executive chairperson of the National Youth Council (NYC), Patience Masua, said young people must take ownership of the council and emphasised their commitment to restoring confidence in the institution’s mandate. The youth leader was appointed interim executive chairperson by education minister Sanet Steenkamp, following the resignation of Kennedy Kariseb in December...
Uushona amplifying sports education globally
Jacobina Uushona has carried the Namibian flag on the basketball court and represented the nation in global sports administration, becoming the country’s first graduate of the Dream Together Master (DTM) programme and helping reshape the future of sport at home and beyond. The DTM Programme is a global graduate initiative designed to nurture future leaders...
Empowering Namibia’s next generation of engineers
The Young Consulting Engineers of Namibia (YCEN) believes that an engineering association plays a powerful and transformative role in the academic journey of university students, serving as both a platform for growth and a bridge to real world opportunities. YCEN is a forum for young professionals operating under the Association of Consulting Engineers of Namibia...
Strategic, Vocal, Global: Namibia’s diplomatic footprint in 2025
As 2025 comes to an end, it is worth noting that Namibia strategically positioned itself as a key and reliable partner in both multilateral and bilateral relations, continuing shaping its diplomacy to ultimately support national development. It all started on 21 March 2025, a momentous Friday when Namibia stood still to witness the swearing in...
YCEN shapes next generation of engineers
An engineering association plays a powerful and transformative role in the academic journey of university students, serving as both a platform for growth and a bridge to real-world opportunities, according to the Young Consulting Engineers of Namibia (YCEN). YCEN is a forum for young professionals operating under the Association of Consulting Engineers of Namibia (ACEN),...
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Building mental resilience through bodybuilding
According to fitness coach Emily Erastus née Kandanga, bodybuilding has transformed far more than her physique as it has reshaped her entire mindset, cultivating a “no excuses” mentality that now influences every part of her life. Erastus said that through years of relentless consistency, she has learned patience, embraced discipline, adding that if she can...






