A donation of six classrooms from the Japanese Embassy has helped Omaruru’s Ubasen Primary School overcome overcrowding and phase out the platoon system. Principal Sonja Uwu-Gaes highlighted the achievement during the school’s 60th anniversary celebration. Ubasen Primary School was formerly known as the Indigenous Community School of Omaruru under the Bantu Education system. Since 1965, […]
Ohaingu Primary School in the Ohangwena Region welcomed a donation of a newly constructed fence valued at N$60,000 from Capricorn Foundation and various other sponsors. The newly constructed fence, sponsored by the Capricorn Foundation, is part of their ongoing support for school infrastructure and community development. Speaking on behalf of the donors, Moses Ndiefelinu highlighted […]
Forty-six lower primary school teachers from 22 schools in the ||Kharas Region graduated from the Knowhow Course as part of the School Readiness Initiative. Speaking at the graduation ceremony at Keetmanshoop, ||Kharas Education Director Nicolaas Eiman said programmes such as this continue to strengthen the foundations of the education system. The School Readiness Course comprises […]
The Namibia University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with VEYA, launched the Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing training and certification programmes to meet the needs of the local industry and students. This initiative will provide students and professionals access to world-class SAP software education and globally recognised programmes, making them more […]
Principals from various village schools in the Kavango West Region say the donation of a classroom block by NAMDIA has significantly improved the atmosphere at their schools. Village primary schools, the likes of Hamweyi, Ekondjo and Sitenda, have been dealing with a number of challenges over the years. Some rural schools face challenges such as […]
Twenty-six teachers in the |Khomas Region are showcasing their hands-on creativity in a Primary Material Development Competition aimed at promoting education and empowering early childhood development. The competition encourages teachers to recycle waste materials and turn them into useful teaching tools for early childhood education. The Chief Educational Officer, Evelin Benjamin, said that the event […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has thanked the management of Delta Primary School for showcasing Namibia’s culture, diversity, and stability during the Joy of Europe Festival that was held in Belgrade, Serbia. The President received the school learners and teachers at State House. The Joy of Europe Festival took place from the 1st to the 6th this […]
The Principal of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana High School in the Etayi circuit, Omusati Region, Victor Nanghama, has called on the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dr. Sanet Steenkamp, and the Prime Minister, Dr. Elijah Ngurare, to urgently visit his school and intervene in the matter of an unregistered government hostel that remains […]
Nedbank Namibia has officially handed over N$88,800 to the Namibian Mathematics Institute (NMI) in a bid to promote mathematics education in the country. The donation, made at a ceremony held at the Nedbank Campus in Windhoek, aims to support the NMI’s initiatives aimed at improving mathematics education. This includes its “Map Mathematics” programme, which uses […]
NANSO has initiated a One Learner One Tablet Movement which will work with private and government institutions to equip learners and students with digital knowledge and tools to adapt in the digital era. Its president, Dorothea Nangolo, revealed this at the student body’s first ICT Summit held in collaboration with Huawei under the theme ‘Advancing […]
