“I have literally been learning on the job so far,” she says. Aged 34 she became ambassador to Ireland, where her youth meant many colleagues in the diplomatic corps didn’t take her seriously. Change is inevitable and Africa’s youthful population must prepare to tackle a myriad of things including climate change, public health, education, employment among other critical issues. Emma Theofelus, 23, was appointed Namibia’s information, communication and technology deputy minister a week after coronavirus hit Namibian shores. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. A 23-year-old Namibian lady, Emma Theofilus, has been appointed as the country's deputy information and technology minister. Emma Theofelus, 23, was appointed Namibia’s information, communication and technology deputy minister a week after coronavirus hit Namibian shores. The same was true for Vera Daves da Sousa, 35, who became Angola’s finance minister last year. Free education will not mean much if children have to go to school hungry. “This was perhaps him walking the talk that young people are the leaders of tomorrow and we have to prepare them today.”. Excerpts. But Theofelus is female, particularly young and representative of a continent where almost 60% of the population is under 25 years old, and where many presidents are among the oldest in the world. Are you disappointed that the youth in quite a number of places are showing no zeal for leadership? Maybe not. Ntsube, aged 20 at the time, was joined by at least four former student activists who made names for themselves a couple of years earlier in the #FeesMustFall protest movement. Photo credit: Face 2 … Zonk News Editor. “If it’s the right person for the job and the right responsibility, I think age makes no difference. So far Namibia has seen “tremendous results” in giving real-time information about coronavirus to the media and the public while thwarting fake news, she says. Part of Theofelus’s role is to help lead communication to the public on preventative steps against the pandemic. The African youth boom: what’s worrying Bill Gates, Police Man Getting Bomb Rushed By A Woman Shows Law Men Are Not Taken Seriously Anymore, Ziggy Was St James Most Wanted Man And Now This Crazy Video And Audio Of Him Leaks, Firearm And Ammunition Seized, One Man Charged, Two Men Charged For Illegal Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition In St. James, Serani drops new music feat. Rwanda has been exemplary in setting the pace for inclusion of young people in their state appointments and also in the private sector. “I have literally been learning on the job so far,” she says. The appointment of twenty-three-year-old Emma Theofelus as Member of Parliament and deputy minister for Information and Communications Technology in the Republic of Namibia made her the country’s youngest MP cum Africa’s youngest minister. I think I would be wiser, I would certainly be a lot less hot-headed.”, Being young in high office also brings frustrations. Address: City of Windhoek General Information Visitors Press Lounge National Organisations Regional Organisations International Organisations; Overview: Visiting: Media Releases: ECN: SADC-PF: IPU: History: Tours: Periodicals: NANGOF: PAP: CPA: How is a law Made? Join Facebook to connect with Emma Theofelus and others you may know. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Mugabe was also known for appointing young ministers, such as the firebrand youth leader Saviour Kasukuwere, who became deputy minister of youth development and employment creation in 2005 at the age of 35. Let’s see where my future stars align and lead me to. But having young leaders in government isn’t always good news. Forming part of the list are well-known movers and shakers including Kenyan lawyer, Amina Mohammed, former Mozambique and South African first lady Graca Machel, musicians Angelique Kidjo and Yemi Alade, Gambian lawyer and international criminal law prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. This is especially unusual in southern Africa, where the credentials of the older liberation war heroes, born of struggle, often weigh more heavily than educational qualifications. Theofelus’ appointment followed a recent cabinet reshuffle by President Geingob and made her one of eight non-voting members of Namibia’s parliament and Africa’s youngest minister. . In Africa, young people currently bear the biggest brunt due to the COVID 19 pandemic, with job losses, salary cuts and business closures. She was appointed Namibia’s deputy minister of information, communication and technology in March 2020, as part of Hage Geingob's second term cabinet. Do you see the attitude of the older generation in this regard changing any soon? For African youths, unemployment is not only about livelihoods. In the past month, Lamola has been part of a team consisting of mostly older ministers regulating South Africa’s tight coronavirus lockdown. Young people are frustrated, and frustration can lead you to many things, one of them being depression or that lack of zeal. First Lady Monica Geingos and information deputy minister Emma Theofelus have made the cut as the only two Namibians on the 2020 100 Most Influential African Women list. Honourable Emma Inamutila Theofelus is … Emma Inamutila Theofelus (born 1996 or 1997) is a Namibian politician. Instead of advancing youth interests, the appointment of young people as ministers in Zimbabwe “has been done over the years expediently and selectively”, says Harare-based Ibbo Mandaza, director of the Sapes Trust thinktank. What exactly is the motivation for the youth advocacy you are championing? We need to avail equal opportunities to young people because they are now the custodians of the future. 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For example, last year Ronald Lamola, 35 and a lawyer by training, was appointed justice minister. Geingos, who also made the Most Credible Africans list last year, told New Era her selection was awe-inspiring. "There are incredibly accomplished women on that list and being the youngest is such an honour. [email protected] However, she replied confidently and purposefully, ‘I do not think I am special, but I do not think I am inexperienced, and I do not think being young or female has anything to do with my appointment. There was a problem processing your submission. Il a été nommé ministre délégué aux startups dans le gouvernement algérien, rendu public le jeudi 2 janvier. What is the way out of this? 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Jobs and opportunities empower us and activate a vigorous energy to develop our talents and abilities to the full. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. I need to add that we need not include young people to these positions as some sought of tokenism. Anything I set myself to and any environment I want to work into, I can do it; so the issue of inexperience does not hold any water,’ she said, She also added that “I take on the challenge like I have taken other leadership roles.

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