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Iréne-Mari van der Walt The coastal team of My Zone recently hosted a series of training events to sharpen the skills of our coastal editorial teams. High school students from all 10 schools that host a My Zone newspaper took part in training sessions presented by Leandrea Louw, journalist and coordinator of the My Zone Erongo schools.Schools included Walvis Bay Private High School, International School of Walvis Bay, The Dolphin Schools, De Duine Secondary School, Swakopmund Secondary School, Kuisebmond Secondary School, Duinesig High School, Coastal High School, Westside High School and Namib High School. Karibib Private School, Pro-Ed Academy and Westside High School will received their training on a later date. “It is important for learners of the different editorial teams to understand the mechanics of their school newspaper. This is more than words on paper. These are their stories and their newspaper. This platform is theirs to tell their stories,” said Louw. Learners were briefed on the layout of the My Zone newspaper and what is needed to create the newspaper. “The idea is that the students understand exactly what is expected of them as editorial teams,” she explained. The My Zone school newspaper project started in 2015 and tasks learners with compiling an eight-page newspaper regarding their school and its recent events. The newspaper includes pages dedicated to medicine, opinion, technology, academic and culture. The My Zone school newspaper forms part of the Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) conglomerate, which produces a multitude of other newspapers and has recently expanded into other media. There are currently 51 schools on board the project with 13 of these being schools from the Erongo region. Louw believes that the project is obtaining its objective of cultivating a passion for the media industry among the youth. “Something that stood out to me during the training sessions is that there are a lot more kids that want to study journalism and media after school. This shows that the entire My Zone team is definitely doing something right with its various projects,” said Louw.

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Namibian Sun 2026-10-16

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