Over 200 women, young and old, gathered in Windhoek for the Namibia National Women Conference.
The conference, which is the first of its kind, was organised by the Namibia National Men Conference under the theme "It is well, my darling—we are all in this fight against violence".
Tukwatha Youth Organisation spearheaded a fun walk aimed at urging young Namibians to register to vote before the fast-approaching August 1 deadline.
With a substantial youth demographic, young people's participation in the upcoming elections is deemed crucial.
Namibia and the United States of America have been urged to re-invest in ideas that elections are about choices for the electorate and not resort to violence and other distractions.
US Ambassador Randy Berry says this is extremely important as the two countries head to the polls to elect new leadership.
The founder and managing director of International Training College Lingua, Ingrid Mettler, urged graduates to embrace the journey after graduation with innovation and creativity to make it into the highly competitive world of work.
Over 800 students graduated in various fields.
The organisers of the Keetmanshoop Agriculture, Industrial, and Tourism Expo have raised more than N$100,000 for this year's event, scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 2.
