Youth Corner

At just 22 years, Damien Mbanga is not only an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) officer, but also the owner of Integrated Automotive Namibia, an automotive service business. 

The founder of AfriYoung Global Education Exchange Academy, Simon Williams, recently unveiled an opportunity which will enable 100 professional waitresses, waiters and chefs to be recruited in the United States of America (USA). 

Sally was squatting underneath the thatch-roof patio. Her reddened and swollen eyes were a clue to her insomnia. So, she buried her yo-yo hair between her knees. She lifted her head after picking mom’s footsteps. “What’s wrong?” asked mom, rubbing her scruffy hair. 

Namibian youth are urged to collaborate with fellow African youth leaders, share common challenges, and collectively find solutions.

Millions of people feel frustrated, alone, forgotten, and stuck in hopeless situations, and donating to those in need can help them to eventually rise and leave hunger, fear, and isolation behind.  

A GROUP of young people from Oruuua in Ovitoto organised a spelling competition for pupils in the area as a way to promote and enhance their confidence, vocabulary and develop cognitive skills including the ability to handle pressure.

THE world of street performance has long been regarded as a stage for raw talent and creativity to mature, and for some young boys, it has become a means to stay off the “wrong” streets.

THE African Millimetre Telescope (AMT) project, a collaborative effort between the University of Namibia (Unam), Radboud University, the University of Amsterdam, Oxford University, and the University of Turku, has received the prestigious 2024 Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

The clock had just struck 12 midnight, and an owl hooted. This time, not a distress call of a spell or announcing a dark cloud hanging over them, but a merry tooting in the midnight forest. 

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is inviting students in tertiary institutions from all 16 member states to submit essays for a writing competition.