Ouma straightened her numbed knees and sneezed through her blocked nose. Then she cleared slimy mucus from her throat. Immediately, her grandchild pierced her hard-of-hearing ears with pink-stone earrings. Ujama draped a bead necklace around Ouma’s neck and screeched the tyres out of the gate. Unfortunately, the tyres threw stones at the rattling windows. Within...
Monika Amunyela The fight for Namibia’s freedom from colonial rule was championed by young men and women at the times, who played a major role in shaping the country’s political and social landscape. Some major youth events that took place prior independence included the 1971–1972 contract workers strike, the 1973 school boycotts against the Bantustan...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Jazema Hangero, president of the Ovambanderu Youth League (OYL), said Africans, particularly Ovambanderu, need to learn and understand their history to take pride in their humanity. In his New Year’s address to the Ovambanderu youth, Hangero encouraged them to believe in themselves, their culture, religion and languages. “We, specifically the youth, cannot embrace...
OSHAKATI – Ohangwena Regional Youth Forum chairperson Monica Ndeilenga said young people in the region are reflecting on the progress made since 1990 while confronting the reality that economic opportunities have not kept pace with educational advancement. Ndeilenga told Nampa on Friday that, although Namibia has achieved political freedom since independence, many young people are...
SESFONTEIN – The Annual Kunene Regional Career Fair 2026 concluded at Elias Amxab Combined School in Sesfontein on Saturday. The week-long outreach programme aimed at providing career guidance to learners across the Kunene region. The career fair, organised by the Kunene Regional Council Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, visited several towns,...
“Close that tap!” shouted a white-haired man, before slipping into the sticky mud in front of the tear-dripping tap. Immediately, the kids stuck their tongues and played hide-and-seek with him, as they skipped behind the prickly-thorn bushes. Still, the wrinkled-faced man was worried about the vomiting tap running dry. His heart skipped every time the...
Monika Amunyela Students from the University of Namibia (Unam) have revived the #LosDieChoef campaign to address the rising use of vapes among youth. Originally launched in May 2025 as part of the Access to Education campaign, it addresses growing concerns about vaping spreading from secondary to primary schools. Nanso spokesperson and Jessy Abraham, who is...
Sawi Hausiku KATJINAKATJI – At Katjinakatji Combined School in the Kavango West region, a small garden behind the classrooms is slowly becoming more than just a patch of cultivated land. The garden has become a practical learning space where learners are gaining firsthand agricultural experience while reinforcing what they learn in class. Agricultural science teacher...
Monika Amunyela The budget allocation for youth development under the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has increased by N$70.6 million, bringing the total to N$750 million for the 2025/26 financial year. The funding forms part of the ministry’s broader N$83.6 billion Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for the 2026/27 to 2028/29 financial...
The One Economy Foundation (ONE) recently launched #EmpowerToEarn, an initiative intentionally created to bridge the gap between skills development and economic participation. Executive Director of ONE, Pauline Thomas-Kahupi, noted that through evidence-based, long-term interventions that connect skills to income, such as #EmpowerToEarn, youth unemployment can be addressed. “Far too many of our young people continue...