President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah said despite recent improvements, more needs to be done to reduce youth unemployment in the country.

She said this in remarks delivered on her behalf at the opening of the 3rd General Assembly of the National Youth Council of Namibia at Swakopmund.

Caribbean nations have pledged full cooperation with Africa in its pursuit of restorative justice for the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley presented the CARICOM 10-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice at the High-Level Consultative Conference.

The new leadership of the Outjo Constituency Youth Forum under the National Youth Council has engaged young people in the constituency to identify activities aimed at empowering and uplifting them.

The new leadership will serve until 2028.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has sought clarity from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare regarding the sanitary pads for learners.

He said many girls are missing school due to this issue, calling on the ministry to find a permanent solution.

Ohangwena Regional Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has highlighted that learners who have access to proper accommodation and school facilities are more likely to excel academically, develop critical skills, and become productive members of society.