admin“I am astonished by the teen paper. Here in Namibia we don’t have such platforms and facilities where teenagers can write and own the paper. I have gone through the paper and it is just the replica of the main paper like New Era,” explained Silvanus Malgas.
Silvanus (16) said it is very interesting to hear what other teenagers are doing through the paper as it motivates others.
“You all agree with me that children’s stories are not fully covered in the paper, be it on television unless it is accidents, war, poverty and education issues.
“Won’t it be nice reading stories of other teenagers who are excelling in academic, music and drama among other things,” emphasised Silvanus.
He said something urgent must be done so as to curb this issue of less coverage.
“I am not saying we want Cool Lifestyle here, but we can follow suit and have our own paper. We are all Africans, so what you can do we can as well do it. Parents should support this rather than ignore it,” he added.
The teenager, who learned drum beating and dancing at the workshop, later pleaded with their local media to emulate what others were doing as this gives teenagers a chance to shine.
“Personally, I would love to write for the newspapers. We have a lot of talent which is lying idle and given an opportunity we can develop a nation with our ideas.
“It should not only be on television where we are given morning shows. Check with South Africa which has vast growth of television programs aimed at children by children. It should then spread to print media,” he said.
Another staunch fan, Ndando Korukuye aged 15, said having a teen paper not only promotes children’s lifestyle but demonstrates a country’s democratic credentials.
“We only commemorate the Day of the African Child, little did we know we have a say in the country. It would be nice if we have our own section just like Cool Lifestyle,” he said.
The workshop was held to promote arts among the children and youths.
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