Youth Corner

Hello! Call me Peter. 

I pulled a humped back horse down the s-shaped hills. My master, Mr Werner, was in the leathered saddle. The settler sported a khaki shirt and two revolvers. 

The education ministry in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)’s regional programme ‘Sport for Development in Africa’ awarded winners of the sports art competition on Monday.

The learners’ representative council at Sauyemwa Combined School in Rundu is providing less-privileged learners with shoes and uniforms through the Dress-Up-A Friend Project, otherwise known as “Dwareka Mukweni” in Rukwangali.

Since time immemorial, stories have been told about people who have risen above undesirable circumstances; people who have single-handedly decided to take charge of their life and moved beyond the comfort of mediocrity.

After realising his people love marathon chicken, David Shikulo decided to use his agricultural knowledge from school to start a poultry business.

I write this article to motivate you to take that course you’ve been thinking about; the one that is in line with the work that you are currently doing.

In solidarity with the Namibian child, but more specifically with those at the Festus Gonteb Primary School and the Vrede Rede Junior Primary School, a group of former learners calling themselves Children of Mondesa recently donated schoolwear to 50 pupils at the two neighbouring schools. 

Prior to the launch here, it was announced that free haircuts would be given to the first 62 customers, and people flocked to the venue in the city as early as 02h00. Mind you, the shop only opened at 07h00 that day.

So much has been said about mental wellness, be it in these writings or everywhere else. More than often, the focus and emphasis are on mental unwellness and the possible outcomes thereof.

The Namibia National Students Organisation recently launched one of its flagship projects, ‘Access to basic education’ campaign, at the Dibasen Junior Secondary School in the Erongo region.