A growing mismatch between skills provided by education systems and those demanded by modern and high-growth industries contributes to millions of young people in Africa remaining unemployed or underemployed.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has implored young people to act as nation-builders, problem solvers and innovators driving sustainable development.
Young people from across the country gained hands-on skills in artificial intelligence (AI), coding, and robotics, while also learning new technologies to develop innovative solutions to community challenges.
The sixth Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference has opened in Windhoek.
The conference brings together youth leaders, students and policymakers from across the SADC region to discuss sexual and reproductive health education and other issues affecting young people.
Namibia's demographic future depends on investing in young people and tackling challenges such as teenage pregnancy, speakers said on Thursday as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched the Demographic Future Report, while the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) premiered a two-part documentary highl
Situated in the Omuthiya Primary Health Care Clinic, the Youth Clinic provides a safe and supportive space for adolescents between the ages of 10 and 24 as well as medical and psychological services.
The new leadership of the Outjo Constituency Youth Forum under the National Youth Council has engaged young people in the constituency to identify activities aimed at empowering and uplifting them.
The new leadership will serve until 2028.
Namibia boasts a youthful demographic, with 71% of its population under the age of 35, and a considerable portion of this group being 14 years old or younger.
Young Christians were called upon to actively engage in critical societal issues and drive meaningful change, rather than limiting themselves to religious activities. This message was delivered by Dr. Basilius Kasera during the second Ecumenical Youth Indaba held in the capital.
Churches are called upon to demonstrate their commitment to social and economic justice and service to the people, remove obstacles between people, advance justice and peace, and protect the integrity of creation.
