Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called on African governments to mainstream the creative industry in their national development plans, emphasising the growing value of African creativity and culture as key drivers of economic transformation.

The media and stakeholders of the One Economy Foundation have applauded the work of the Foundation as well as the operations of the #BeFree Youth Campus in the heart of Katutura.

The Foundation held a celebration event, which also included a tour of the campus on Friday. 

Young people in Okahandja gathered to deliberate on the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF).

The gathering aimed to share information about the newly established fund and how to correctly complete the application.

Miss World Namibia, Selma Kamanya, has unveiled a new initiative at a fundraising event under the umbrella of the InnoNation Foundation: the Global Namibia 1 Project.

It is a national movement focused on tourism and trade, youth empowerment, innovation, and global connectivity.

Forty Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are receiving a four-month mentorship and training programme under the guardianship of Standard Bank Namibia and Namibia Investment and Financial Academy.
 

An event aimed at supporting the upcoming Mega Hackathon, under the recently launched Comprehensive Digital Strategy, gathered a range of contributions from participants, including both financial and non-monetary pledges.

The Namibia Media Trust Foundation hosted the International Youth Day celebration, underscoring that access to information is a powerful tool to shape a desired future for the youth.

A Youth ATI Advocate, JP van der Westhuizen, stressed that technology is now the new territory.

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) innovation camp commenced today, and one of the ten schools participating will win a prize as well as an opportunity to compete in the regional competitions in South Africa.

The Deputy Country Manager of Rhino Resources Namibia has called for youth involvement in the oil and gas sector to be encouraged without fostering a sense of entitlement from the industry.

Ndakolo Haiduwa was speaking during a master class at the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference in Windhoek. 

Vice President Lucia Witbooi is calling on young people from indigenous communities to take advantage of the newly launched National Youth Fund.

She made the appeal while speaking in Tsumeb during the celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.