Popular Democratic Party (PDM) president McHenry Venaani has proclaimed his party as the beacon of hope for the Namibian youth and the driving force for socio-economic development. Mentioning the recent political power change in Botswana at a star rally at Walvis Bay on Saturday, he urged Namibians to not allow Swapo to enjoy a two-thirds majority and take the electorate for granted. “Youth unemployment is the biggest driver of parties losing power, because they cannot give hope to the majority of our citizens. We have been betrayed. The government’s recent failure to release updated labor statistics is a glaring example of how public trust has been eroded. The last official unemployment data we have from 2018 revealed an almost 40% unemployment rate,” he said. “Our learned estimation suggests that the
