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Barnabas champions inclusive climate-smart initiative
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Barnabas champions inclusive climate-smart initiative

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...

Young Namibians must own NYC – Masua
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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
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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
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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...

YCEN shapes next generation of engineers 
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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),...

Building mental resilience through bodybuilding
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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...