The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture says it remains open to dialogue with teachers’ unions and student organizations and takes note of the frustrations in order to find solutions. The change of tone follows after the unions and student bodies expressed dismay at the blame game meted out against the teachers by Minister of […]

Some schools that were affected by last year’s rainfall are yet to be fixed. At Iimbili Combined School in the Ohangwena Region, some learners are attending classes in a tent as a result. The roof of the school’s block of three classrooms was blown off by last year’s November rainfall, and renovations have not started. […]

Sport fanatics are in for a jam-packed year of boxing bonanzas organised by the Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing Academy. Former boxer now turned promoter and trainer, Nestor Tobias shared more details on the upcoming events. With the new year in full swing sport fanatics can look forward to mouthwatering boxing bonanzas. The boxing academy had […]

The senior hockey men and women’s teams are well set and ready for the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup taking place from the 5th until the 12th of February in Pretoria, South Africa. Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema- Gaomas handed over the flag to the National Hockey male and […]

Two suspects, Willnard Haingura and Maria Lingwe Mayuko, appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of the stolen property. The accused were found in possession of a borehole pump suspected of having been stolen from a community water point. Accused number one Haingura is said to be a Catholic priest in the […]

Residents of Kamutjonga Village in the Kavango East have rejected a suggestion by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism for them to establish a conservancy in their area. Kamutjonga is among several villages in the Mukwe Constituency affected by human-wildlife conflict involving roaming elephants. The village is situated outside the Bwabwata National Park’s Mahango […]

The Project Never Walk Alone has received a N$400,000 donation from Standard Bank Namibia. The donation will provide shoes for 1,275 children in the Kunene Region. In 2023, the project intends to hand over 10,000 pairs of shoes. Standard Bank Namibia’s Chief Executive Mercia Geises recalls her barefoot journey to school in the Kunene Region. […]

The Director of Education in the ||Kharas Region, Johannes ||Hoeseb shared his opinion as the accounting officer on the general performance of learners who sat for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary level examinations. “The picture looks bleak, but when you come down to the regional level, we have as a region […]

The ||Kharas Regional Education Director Johannes ||Hoeseb says the region only has isolated cases of parents still seeking school placement for their children. The Regional Education Director says three primary schools at Keetmanshoop, namely Mina Sachs Primary School, Kronlein Primary School, and Keetmanshoop Primary School, have reached their full intake capacity. ||Hoeseb is adamant that […]

One of the top-performing schools in the Omusati Region, Onawa Secondary School, was robbed of N$50,000 in school hostel fees as well as voluntary contributions during the morning hours of Wednesday. Yesterday, the school of excellence did not begin on a positive note. Staff and learner morale was lower than expected when our news team […]