STOP IT: First Lady Monica Geingos.
STAFF REPORTER
WINDHOEK
First Lady Monica Geingos has taken issue with the “dehumanising and oppressive language” used by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), which said in a press statement last week that homosexuality was “satanic and demonic”.
Last week the Law Reform and Development Committee (LRDC) submitted a report to justice minister Yvonne Dausab proposing the abolishment of 34 obsolete laws, including the law criminalising sex between consenting adult men.
The second report, recommending the repeal of Namibia’s controversial common law offences of sodomy and unnatural sexual offences, was also submitted to the minister.
UNDER-RESOURCED: Minister Doreen Sioka. PHOTO: Nampa
JANA-MARI SMITH
WINDHOEK
Government is in the process of upgrading a resettlement farm in the Omaheke Region that will serve as a home for street children.
The ministry of gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare has allocated N$2 million to upgrade the farm.
Farm Kaurukus will be used to house street kids as well as those that display problematic behaviour, substance abusers, those in conflict with the law and those with emotional difficulties.
The information is contained in an action plan submitted to court this week by the gender ministry on how it plans to care for vulnerable children.
One Economy Foundation appoints youthful duo as Board of Directors Mandisa Rasmeni
The One Economy Foundation ‘ONE’ has appointed Beatha Iileka and Macveren Kapukare to their Board.
The Foundation stated that the new directors were selected because of their intimate experience and knowledge in local and international youth development issues.
Beatha is a 21 year old Bachelor of Accounting student at the Namibia University of Science and Technology and she is an Ambassador of the #BeFree Movement and Orange Babies Namibia.
While Macveren is a Software Engineer, employed as an Office, CS and CSI Lecturer at the Physically Active Youth (PAY) and is also interning at Green Enterprise Solution.
REST IN PEACE: Romeo Nguase. PHOTO: FACEBOOK
JANA-MARI SMITH
WINDHOEK
A young Namibian, who reportedly fled Namibia and sought asylum in Britain because of discrimination experienced due to his bisexuality, has committed suicide.
While devastated family and friends declined to go on record about Romeo Tjijandjeua Nguase s death, it was confirmed that a funding drive is under way to return his body to Namibia for burial.
The 22-year-old refugee from LGBTQ persecution in Namibia allegedly sought asylum in the UK three years ago.
“So sorry that our asylum system failed you Romeo, you should have been safe here. Rest in peace and power,” a friend wrote online last week.
China Daily / 2021-02 / 24 / Page016
Windfall for Namibian youth project China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-24 00:00
WINDHOEK－The Chinese embassy in Namibia and Chinese-owned mining company Swakop Uranium, donated 1 million Namibian dollars ($69,000) to the One Economy Foundation founded by the First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos on Feb 18.
At the donation handover ceremony, the first lady said that the money will be mainly used for the#BeFree campaign, which she launched in 2016.
The campaign, undertaken with the assistance of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and the organization s joint program to combat HIV and AIDS, was inspired by the latter s drive to ensure an AIDS-free generation by 2020 through the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS-Free initiative.