Youth Corner

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Having already demonstrated their leadership potential in Namibia, 16 young Namibians departed yesterday to the USA to participate in the Mandela Washington Fellowship programme.

How did the youth ever get to a point where they no longer view hard work as a necessary life skill and not just a trait to have and dispose of when one wishes? 

Namibia is one of the youngest populations in Africa with 2.5 million people and vast economic resources, ranging from diamonds and livestock to fish. 

Considering Namibia’s worsening socio-economic climate, Simon Shaalukeni Hadula founded the Hadula Charity Foundation (HCF), a non-profit organisation that caters to the needs of Namibia’s most vulnerable communities.

When learners complete high school, they seldom re-use the textbooks they purchase over the years, resulting in the books just gathering dust on the shelves or storage. 

Hi! Call me Katjove. The governor, Mr Lutwein, popped out of an upward-swinging door wagon surrounded by gun-carrying officers. 

The lockdown in Namibia forced many to adapt and come up with new and innovative ways to sustain themselves. Among those is Ndapewa Hileni Kondo who always had the aspiration of owning a business. She loves sweets, and aptly started a candy trade, dubbing it ‘Leni’s Sweets and Treats’.

Renowned South African social media expert Magriet Groenewald has urged parents to teach children to use their smartphones responsibly. “Social media (and the internet) has almost become like a tattoo,” said Groenewald, the founder of Magriet.co, an online Social Media Business School.  

Despite what people say, nobody knows you better than you could ever know yourself – and even though we all know this, most people let the views and opinions of others define them.