Young people from indigenous minorities have the potential to occupy leadership positions in the public and private sectors.

This is according to the Deputy Minister of Marginalised Affairs, Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo who urged them to fight for their rights.

 ǀUiǀoǀoo was addressing more than 140 young people who gathered at Swakopmund for the first-ever national conference, for youth from indigenous minorities.

He revealed that 68% of that population lives in poverty, while 77% are unemployed.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism will be hosting a three-day national conference on human-wildlife conflict management. 

The event will strategize on how to curb human-wildlife conflict, which has become a more frequent occurrence in Namibia in recent years.