Namibia: Youth storm National Youth Council, protesting Tjongarero’s interim board – National

A group of young people stormed the National Youth Council (NYC) office in Windhoek on Friday in protest against minister of sport, youth and national service Agnes Tjongarero’s appointment of an interim board.

Tjongarero refused to recognise a Simon Taapoi board, which was elected by the youth last year, saying this was against a decision to set aside the election process until a number of grievances were resolved.

A faction of the youth strongly opposed to the minister’s…