The African Peer Review Mechanisms (APRM) National Governing Council has engaged stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region to assess progress on the implementation of government interventions outlined in the country review report.
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.
President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah said despite recent improvements, more needs to be done to reduce youth unemployment in the country.
She said this in remarks delivered on her behalf at the opening of the 3rd General Assembly of the National Youth Council of Namibia at Swakopmund.
Fransfontein youth are dissatisfied with what they perceive as unfair recruitment practices in road construction jobs.
Namibia is taking the lead in combating youth unemployment following its recommendations in the Targeted Review Report on Youth Unemployment and the implementation of its National Programme of Action.
Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka stated that while independence has granted political freedom, the region continues to encounter various challenges.
Hambyuka was delivering the keynote address for this year's independence celebrations at the Rundu Sports Stadium.
On March 21, 1990, a nation was reborn. Namibia gained her independence after decades of armed struggle.
Today, 36 years later, we ask: What does freedom mean to the youth carrying Namibia's future?
As Namibia's parliamentary budget debate continues, SWANU MP Evalistus Kaaronda criticised the unchanged economic structure since the early 1990s, calling for the budget to become a transformative tool.
Youth unemployment, recognition of the informal sector, and persistent gender gaps are among the key challenges that the National Budget has been criticised for failing to adequately address.
Youth unemployment, tribalism, the modernisation of agriculture, and the use of state health facilities dominated discussions between President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and a delegation from the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) led by its president, McHenry Venaani, at State House.
