The Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Bernadette Jagger, has called for more investment in women's leadership for a more just and equal society.

Jagger says there is a need for dialogue and to map out responsive ways to uplift women.

Bernadette Jagger also invited state-owned enterprises and the private sector to equally heed the call to invest in the empowerment of women.

The Deputy Minister also highlighted Namibia's progress in women's empowerment, pointing out the areas of economy, education, and politics.

Swapo Party Member of Parliament and leader assigned to the Kunene Region, Bernadette Jagger, says the continued strides in welcoming new and returning members are an indication there is trust for the party to continue leading and serving the nation.

Jagger shared these sentiments during an address at a mini-party rally at Kamanjab Settlement in Kunene Region over the weekend.

High cases of teenage pregnancy among girls aged between 13 and 19 years old in Kamanjab, Kunene Region, remain a burning social issue that needs concerted efforts to address.

These are the views of Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Bernadette Jagger, when she addressed the Women and Girls Conference on Teenage Pregnancy held yesterday.

She highlighted that the escalation of such social issues is driven by poverty, peer pressure, sexual abuse, a lack of parental involvement, and harmful cultural beliefs.

Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication & Child Welfare, Bernadette Jagger has called on the public to help beneficiaries of social grants to use their money to sustain themselves.

Responding to concerns by parliamentarians in the National Assembly on the misuse of these grants by the beneficiaries, Jagger said her Ministry has no control measures in place.

Erongo Governor Neville Andre says agriculture is one of Namibia’s most important sectors, with around 70% of the country’s population depending directly or indirectly on agriculture for their income and livelihood, mostly in the subsistence sector.

Andre highlighted this during the handing over ceremony of 1037 gardening tools, wheelchairs, and swinging machines to SMEs at Swakopmund.

The Deputy Minister of Gender Equality Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Bernadette Jagger has requested beneficiaries of the government's income-generating projects to continue growing their projects and create job opportunities.

The Deputy Minister made an appeal during the handover of equipment and materials to ten beneficiaries at Katima Mulilo.

Beneficiaries are from the manufacturing and agriculture sectors such as carpentry, leather processing, gardening, tailoring, and poultry.

Despite the majority of media students being female, they are underrepresented in employment and managerial positions in media houses.

Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Child Welfare Deputy Minister Bernadette Jagger revealed the statistics and called for more efforts.

The deputy minister made the remarks at the International Women's Day commemoration in Swakopmund.