About 16 young women from the Kavango East Region completed their training in tailoring through the Dreams program.

The graduates also received toolkits comprising of sewing machines, materials, and ironing boards to start their own businesses.

The program which was introduced in the region in 2021, is funded by the U.S President's Emergency Plan for Aids to support adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 10 and 24 as well as their parents and partners to prevent new HIV infections. 

Candidates who participated in the Namibia Correctional Service's recruitment fitness training in the Kavango East Region are crying foul, saying the results were tampered with.

Candidates argue that they were not offered fair treatment by officials.

The candidates claim that despite passing all the required tests, their names did not appear on the list of qualified candidates.

They allege that their names were replaced with those of candidates from other regions, further claiming that those applicants were not shortlisted.

Over 300 residents of the Ondangwa Urban Constituency have been trained in bead and jewellery manufacturing from recycled material as well as perfume making to empower them in making a living for themselves.

Ondangwa Urban Councillor Roni Negonga says unemployment is a big concern amongst the constituency's inhabitants making survival a battle for many households. 

He says this has prompted his office to scout for tangible training opportunities in various fields to equip inhabitants with the necessary skills to create jobs for themselves.