YOUNG OBSERVER | Youth back Shimwaafeni’s hero status amid recognition debate

Patience Makwele  Young Namibians have rallied behind President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decision to confer national hero status on 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni. They say his rescue of two babies should be celebrated as an example of courage rather than becoming consumed by controversy over tribalism and recognition. Shimwaafeni who is from Omutundungu village in the Omusati […]