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Although the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund has approximately 95 000 matured loans ready for collection thus far, only a total of 615 student debtors are honouring their loan repayment obligations.

BERSEBA – Gaob Johannes Isaack of the /Hai-/Khaua Traditional Authority in Berseba wants to see more positive news about Covid-19 and not only about new infections and deaths as a result of the pandemic. 

Not having school shoes could affect a learner’s academic output and in some cases, they could become victims of bullying. Matteus Maholland, the head boy of Hochland High School, said this during the recent launch of ‘Project Never Walk Alone’ initiated by local businessman and MTC executive, Tim Ekandjo.

Every week in our local newspapers, there is an article about youth and unemployment. There was one heading that particularly drove this point home a few weeks ago, claiming that youth unemployment is set to hit 50%. That is just an unbelievable stat.

Pandu-Henny Agricultural Solutions serves as a subsidiary of Pandu-Henny Investments cc, which was incorporated in July 2020.  In an interview with the Youth Corner, Hainghumbi said the agricultural branch of the parent company was embarked upon after noticing the fast pace at which the agricultural sector is growing

The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday released the fixtures for the opening round of this year’s Twenty20 Men’s World Cup, which will see the Eagles of Namibia battling it out against Sri Lanka, The Netherlands and Ireland.

As the country continues to struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic, many learners all over the country had to deal with months of learning from home or no learning at all. 

Namibia’s agriculture sector remains a lucrative economic sector that has so much potential to create substantial new sustainable jobs for the youth.This reduces the growing youth unemployment rate, executive chairperson of National Youth Council (NYC) Sharonice Busch has said.

The National Youth Council (NYC) in partnership with Unesco and Namibia National Commission with support from the Japanese government, last week officially launched the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for Youth Civic Engagement in Namibia.

Young people are more advanced and exposed to technology than older generations, and should thus be at the forefront to spread malaria-related information, especially in local languages.