Former National Youth Council leader Sharonice Busch wants her old phone number back and money she says the organization owes her. Busch served as executive chairperson until last year and asked to keep her work phone number after leaving. She offered to pay for the phone service herself to maintain contact with professional networks. The NYC director Calista Schwartz-Gowases cut off the phone service despite promises from staff that Busch could keep the number. Busch claims this decision hurt her ability to communicate and access important online accounts.
Busch wrote a letter to NYC leaders demanding they fix the phone problem and pay her back wages from December 2020 to August 2021. She also questioned whether the new acting chairperson was appointed legally. Busch said the interim leader never asked for a handover report from her office. The former chairperson believes young people should run the youth council without interference from older officials. She wants the organization to reform completely and focus on helping Namibian youth.
Schwartz-Gowases defended her decision to disconnect the phone service after discovering NYC was still paying the bill months after Busch resigned. The director said continuing to pay for a former employee phone service amounts to theft. She explained that proper procedures require immediate transfer requests when someone leaves their position. Government ministers dismissed the entire NYC board in December 2024 over corruption and money mismanagement. A forensic report revealed serious problems with how the youth council operates.
Busch wrote a letter to NYC leaders demanding they fix the phone problem and pay her back wages from December 2020 to August 2021. She also questioned whether the new acting chairperson was appointed legally. Busch said the interim leader never asked for a handover report from her office. The former chairperson believes young people should run the youth council without interference from older officials. She wants the organization to reform completely and focus on helping Namibian youth.
Schwartz-Gowases defended her decision to disconnect the phone service after discovering NYC was still paying the bill months after Busch resigned. The director said continuing to pay for a former employee phone service amounts to theft. She explained that proper procedures require immediate transfer requests when someone leaves their position. Government ministers dismissed the entire NYC board in December 2024 over corruption and money mismanagement. A forensic report revealed serious problems with how the youth council operates.
