Youth Corner

While my buddies bounced at

the back  of bluebonnet Ford

Slamming shut their uncle’s

yellow-door Ford

I ducked bursting spooky seed-coats

Teachers mistook my gnashing teeth

for a smile

Once upon a time, in a little used bookshop, there sat a green book that was the brightest book ever. The green book sparkled and glimmered on the shelf, but no one ever bothered to take it home with them.

Young Namibian photographer Rambo Shitaleni, a teacher at Moses Garoëb Primary School, has managed to merge his passion for cars with his talent for photography, creating stunning images that capture the beauty of these machines.

Teaching English began as part of community activist Tulonga Rauna Ndengu’s charity projects after she became overwhelmingly concerned about the growing number of learners failing English in grade 12. 

Teacher Anna Kaino Hanai felt compelled to write her first book titled ‘From Valley into Gateway of Favours’ as it is her purpose to touch lives.

Eleven-year-old Stephanie Shaumbwako from the Orban Primary School in Windhoek wrote a book during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic to encourage her peers to develop a culture of reading and writing.

Mary’s mom abandoned her at granny for the long weekend. However, the teen’s fairy tale Easter included skiing or skateboarding.  

Several NUST students recently participated in a Schoemans-sponsored hackathon during which they were tasked to create innovative solutions to some of the most pressing socio-economic challenges facing their communities.

Spurred on by a burning desire to assist the Namibian youth to improve their lives for the better, local singer Patricia Ochurus started the ‘House of Culture’ project in 2006 when she was studying music in Europe.

Thirty-three years after democracy was ushered in, a large number of Namibian youth still feel neglected and abandoned.