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SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c
Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair?
Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform.
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam
Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r
Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p
SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha
Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in
Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a
SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for
Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont
Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf

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NEWS - | 2013-07-30

Almost 500 youth to benefit from NYS free training programme

Staff Reporter

Hon. Ekandjo during the inspection

The National Youth Service (NYS) enlisted 495 youth from all 13 regions of the country, to benefit from its training programme during its seventh intake. The recruited youth commenced with preparation of their Civic training in June at the NYS Ondangwa Training Centre. The official opening took place on Friday, 19 July in Ondangwa and included an address by The Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture, Jerry Ekandjo.

In his address, the minister noted that the Namibian government has an obligation towards the development and empowerment of the Namibian youth for social and economic development and it is for this reason that they have decided to establish and invest in institutions like the NYS.

Addressing the new recruits, the minister told recruits that they should be grateful for making it into the NYS training programme as not all applicants could be taken on board due to funding limitations. He emphasised that recruits should take full advantage of the opportunity, in order to become an asset for the country and not a burden on future generations.

Ekandjo further encouraged recruits to work hard and be ambassadors and most importantly, an inspiration to the other Namibian youth who aspire to join the NYS in future.

“As our future leaders, the success and existence of Namibia lies in your hands and it is up to you to make the best out of it,” the minister noted.

Offered for a period of three months, the Civic Training is aimed at:

• Uplifting the general level of discipline among recruits;

• Inculcate a sense of patriotism among the trainees; and

• Develop the youth into individuals, with good physical and mental endurance, exemplary moral and ethical character, and integrity.

Recruits undergo basic military drilling (for disciplinary character moulding), and are also trained in the following fields: Namibian Constitution, various Government policies and programmes, including Vision 2030 and other instruments that can create civic understanding in the youth, stress management, first aid and HIV-AIDS.

After completion of the Civic Training, recruits will proceed to the second phase of the training programme, which is Voluntary Service. During this phase the trainees are expected to perform voluntary work on projects of national interest, such as working in hospitals performing none medical work, etc.

The 495 youth recruited brings the total number of youth who have benefited from the NYS training to 3599 since the programme started in 2008.