This is a growing, exciting field. Young authors are publishing novellas in Oshiwambo dealing with modern issues: HIV/AIDS, single motherhood, and political satire.
The Namibian government’s language policy, which advocates for the use of mother oshiwambo story books
are not relics of the past; they are blueprints for the future. They allow a grandmother in Eenhana to read to her grandchild in Sweden. They allow a school teacher in Okahandja to teach fractions using a story about dividing oshikwiila (porridge). This is a growing, exciting field