Tensions delay youth council leadership elections

Staff Reporter

MINISTER Sanet Steenkamp suspended proceedings at the National Youth Council (NYC) General Assembly in Swakopmund on Saturday night after tensions over delegate accreditation and the timing of elections escalated into disorder, forcing the postponement of the leadership vote.

The assembly, which is expected to elect a new executive chairperson and board for the next four years, was disrupted after delegates became divided over whether elections should proceed on Saturday as planned or be postponed to Sunday.