LPM’s Utaara Mootu Tables Motion for Enhanced Financial Support to Youth Entrepreneurs

LPM’s Utaara Mootu Tables Motion for Enhanced Financial Support to Youth Entrepreneurs

In a decisive move aimed at catalyzing youth entrepreneurship, Utaara Mootu, a member of the Landless People's Movement and of Parliament, has tabled a motion demanding urgent government action. The motion, slated for this afternoon, focuses squarely on enhancing financial support for young entrepreneurs.

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Interview Transcripts

INTERVIEW: Utaara Mootu Advocates for Youth Entrepreneurship in Parliament

In a decisive move aimed at catalyzing youth entrepreneurship in Namibia, Utaara Mootu, a prominent member of the Landless People's Movement (LPM) and Member of Parliament, has tabled a motion demanding urgent government action. The motion, slated for debate, focuses squarely on enhancing financial support for young entrepreneurs. Mootu's initiative calls for transparent accountability from the government regarding its commitment to and performance in funding youth entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems. […]

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South Africa

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Africa

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Government Moves Forward with Occupational Safety and Health Bill

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World

UN threatens to halt aid deliveries in Gaza

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