Forty-five young people from Mangetti Dune and surrounding villages have turned out in large numbers to attend a leadership, policy and governance training organised by Indigenous Communities for Self-Determination.
Indigenous Communities for Self-Determination was founded in June 2025.
The Denga Epaphras Ndaitwah Impact Foundation has officially been launched to address challenges that boys and young men face.
The foundation, chaired by the First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndaitwah, will work with all stakeholders to promote social development, with emphasis on the boy child.
The Speaker of the Children's Parliament, Jane Phiri, has urged the youth to take pride in the country's history and be more involved in commemorating fallen heroes ahead of the commemoration of Heroes Day.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has warned against the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the expense of the creatives.
A Namibian delegation comprising officials from the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture is in Cape Town, South Africa, conducting verification of liberation icons who died there.
During the panel discussion and audience engagement of the commemoration of the late President Hage Geingob, his values of constitutionalism, unity and inclusivity and his role as an entertainer who related to the youth were highlighted.
The Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC), Erastus Haitengela, has called for stronger collaboration between stakeholders to ensure graduates are equipped with the practical skills needed for the labour market.
The National Council Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare and Labour Affairs has commenced an investigative visit to selected schools in the Otjozondjupa Region.
The purpose is to assess the use of hubbly bubbly and other tobacco-related products among learners and their impact on their health.
Young people in the Gam settlement say they are being left behind by other youth in Tsumkwe.
They have accused the youth office in the Tsumkwe Constituency of failing to provide timely information, support, and feedback on funding applications and development opportunities.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, revealed that a budget of N$44 million has been allocated for the procurement of textbooks for the 2026/2027 financial year.
