Youth Corner

By the seedtime of 1904, the greenery trees in the Cattle Kaokoland were bladder-brownish. This forced the nomadic Himbas to drive their cows to the mushrooming rock-strewn cattle posts across the Cunene River.

When Ladislaus Shikerete saw people still use plastic bags despite the plastic bag levy introduced in Namibia in August 2019, he decided to turn plastic waste into profitable products.

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Fifteen Namibian students participated in the Unesco-India-Africa (UIA) hackathon (programming competition) that took place from 22 to 25 November 2022 at Gautam Buddha University in India.

For many, the thought of their final destination does not even cross their minds nor ring a bell to them – they never take time to think about where they are going to end up.

The first-ever Kunene Youth Camp Workshop took place recently at the Ijaba Lodge in Outjo. A group of 35 youth, mostly females, indulged in activities such as scavenger hunts, potjie kos cook-offs, night bonfires, training, development and group travels.

The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Namibia was launched in Windhoek recently, and aims to serve young men through different programmes and activities for their own holistic development, and to serve their own communities.

I stumbled upon skin-and-bone natives galloping into the wasteland at Otjihaenena. “Don’t spare any fleeing Herero,” yelled the whiskery-bearded commander. Soon, I sprayed deadly bullets skywards to scare the straw-like children. I spotted reedy children squeezing vinegary water out of green and white-striped melons. The skinny children coughed after the gunpowder-bluish smoke had choked their l

A group of adolescent boys and young men participated in the #BeFree Cook-off event in an open area set-up at Droombos Camelthorn Garden in Windhoek on 23 November 2022.