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Namibia: Students union rejects ‘militarised’ youth employment approach – News

Namibia: Students union rejects ‘militarised’ youth employment approach – News

Africa Links 24 with Staff Reporter
Published on 2025-06-12 15:00:00

The Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has criticised the government’s latest proposal to absorb more unemployed youth into the security sector, calling it a “militarisation of unemployment” and a failure to offer meaningful, long-term economic alternatives.

The union was reacting to a recent statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, which outlines plans to recruit young people into the police force, defence force and correctional services.

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