Growing up in a remote community should never limit a child's dreams or determine their future. 

At Otjinungwa Primary School, Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua encouraged learners to look beyond their circumstances, remain disciplined and pursue education as a pathway to a better future.

The chairperson of Swapo Party leaders assigned to the ||Kharas Region has called on elected regional and local councillors to improve service delivery and strengthen the party structures ahead of 2030 elections.

Twenty-one unemployed young people from the Dâures Constituency are benefiting from a four-week technical youth bootcamp aimed at equipping them with practical skills, promoting entrepreneurship and creating employment opportunities.

Agribank has approved N$2,9 million in funding through the National Youth Development Fund to support young entrepreneurs in the Ohangwena Region, with N$1,5 million already disbursed to beneficiaries.

Plans are afoot to transform the !Homs-Ai Industrial Park at Keetmanshoop is turning into a development training hub equipping young people with skills. 

Young people have been urged to take an active role in governance and national development, with calls for them to move beyond being beneficiaries of policies to become partners in shaping decisions that affect their future.

The Social Security Commission Development Fund (SSC-DF), in partnership with the Community Skills Development Centre (COSDEC) Tukurenu has awarded certificates and start-up toolkits to 21 graduates in Rundu. The graduates completed a six-month programme in carpentry and woodwork training.

Education, skills and responsible choices are being placed at the center of efforts to steer young people towards a better future.

First Gentleman Epaphras Ndaitwah  explained that the Denga Epaphras Ndaitwah (DEN) Impact Foundation plans to turn that vision into opportunities for young people.

First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndaitwah has called for greater attention to challenges facing the boy child, warning that school dropouts and crime could limit their future.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for greater investment in arts, culture and heritage sectors as they have greater contribution to employment, entrepreneurship, tourism and overall development.

Witbooi made the remarks at the second Hardap Regional Arts and Culture Festival at Mariental.