Seventy-two million African children are estimated to be engaged in child labour, of which 31,5 million are working in hazardous environments, prostitution, and domestic work.

This was said by the National Programme Officer for Gender Responsive and Pro-Employment Budgeting of the UN Population Fund, Natalia Halweendo, at the commemoration of the Day of the African Child.

Halweendo added that although child labour deprives minors of education and childhood, it is a decent course as it is mostly done in helplessness.

The Day of the African Child was celebrated at Ncamagoro Combined School under the theme "The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment."

According to Internet World Statistics, as of 2021, Namibia had a total of 1 347 418 internet users with a 34 percent penetration rate.

Thomas Rengi, the Councillor of Ncamagoro Constituency, said while the internet offers incredible opportunities, it also exposes children to potential dangers.

Rengi delivered the Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka's statement.