The National Youth Council (NYC) has disbursed over N$3 million to youth forums funded across the country.
The funding assistance is split between 14 regional forums and 121 constituency youth forums to empower them and mobilise inclusive participation at the grassroots level.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, announced the approval of a temporary board for the National Youth Council (NYC) that will serve for six months.
The Affirmative Repositioning Student Command (ARSC) has called on the newly appointed Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art and Culture to solve the chaos within the National Youth Council (NYC).
AR Student Command made these remarks during a media briefing in the capital.
The Minister of Sport, Youth, and National Service has appointed an interim board of the National Youth Council (NYC).
Lawyer Sisa Namandje has challenged Sport, Youth, and National Service Minister Agnes Tjongarero's decision to fire board members of the National Youth Council (NYC), calling it unlawful.
The National Youth Council is without a board after the Minister of Sport, Youth, and National Service dissolved the board with immediate effect.
Minister Agness Tjongarero cited what she calls "serious contraventions" of the Act as the reason for the removal of the board.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Maximalliant Katjimune has proposed a motion to merge the National Youth Council (NYC) with the National Youth Service (NYS).
The National Youth Council (NYC) team visited the Tsumkwe Constituency to engage with the youth. The NYC delegation held meetings in Omatako Village and the settlements of Gam and Tsumkwe.
