Twenty young people participated in a one-day workshop at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region with a focus on mainstream politics and youth involvement in the democratic process.

The workshop is facilitated by Queen Pieter, a youth activist who says that the participation of young people in mainstream politics strengthens democracy and the rule of law.

She says that voter apathy among young people creates the impression that young people are not interested in politics and discussions of development.

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Tjekero Tweya, is of the view that if the existing laws passed in parliament are deemed inadequate, it is necessary to enhance and strengthen them.

Tweya also emphasised the importance of engaging in a comprehensive, honest, and constructive dialogue about the management of natural resources in Namibia.

Tweya made these remarks during the opening of a six-day workshop focusing on the mining and energy sectors.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR), in collaboration with the Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development (CCARDESA), embarked on a three-day training workshop on the Malabo Declaration Commitments on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods and Knowledge Management.

The Deputy Inspector General for Administration at the Namibian Police (NamPol), Major General Anna-Marie Nainda, says it is important that Namibia understands the need for gender mainstreaming, as women and men have different experiences, needs, and priorities.

She says failure to recognize and address these differences may lead to inequalities.

Nainda was speaking during the two-day Gender Mainstreaming Workshop being held at Swakopmund.

Public Relations and Regional Community Affairs Officers are expected to maintain and solicit public trust at all times through daily interactions.

Thirty officials from all the country's 14 regions, underwent a four-day workshop that was aimed at enhancing their competencies and abilities.
 
Legal and ethics, freedom of expression, access to information, the safety of journalists, the importance of TV/Radio, interviews as well as handling of video footage and photography were some of the topics covered during the workshop.

The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, says it is every Namibian's duty to ensure that the country maintains its status as a democracy, especially when it comes to press freedom.

Shikongo made these remarks at the opening of a four-day training workshop for NamPol regional community affairs, community policing, and public relations officers in the capital on Monday.

Labor union representatives who completed a three-day workshop on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment at the Workplace, welcomed the ratification of Convention 190, which ensures zero tolerance for violence and harassment at the workplace.

Namibia became the first country in the world to start the process of ratifying Convention 190 of the International Labour Organization in 2020.

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation is conducting the workshops with stakeholders.

Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Accounting and Finance at NUST, Teresia Kaulihowa, questioned whether the current budget allocation will be sufficient to improve and expand Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

Kaulihowa said this at a post-2023/2024 budget analysis and advocacy workshop for members of Parliament in Windhoek. 

TVET system is being improved through a number of measures to reduce youth unemployment and promote economic development.

The Omaruru Constituency Youth Forum held a basic first aid workshop to reduce the number of fatalities in various types of incidents such as house fires, motor vehicle accidents, and domestic violence in the community.

These issues have become an increasing concern in communities as a large number of people are being robbed of their precious lives due to the untimely response by the emergency response services as they take time to get to the site.

Participants at a workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) at Keetmanshoop said there is no excuse for sexual violence.

The workshop was conducted by the Karas Arts Dance Academy (KADA) youth group and supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare.

Unequal power relationships generally result in psychological, physical, and sexual violence.

Those who do not have appropriate support structures may resort to suicide when the going gets tough.