Erongo Region’s Waldfrieden Primary School on the outskirts of Omaruru town has received a donation of N$100,000 to upgrade the school. The money was donated by Walvis Bay-based businessman Johnny Doeseb and family. The donation is part of giving back to the community, aimed at keeping the learners in school to be educated for the […]
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to convene an extraordinary summit over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The date of the summit is yet to be announced, as the region has expressed concern after rebel group M23 recaptured the city of Goma, leading to renewed clashes between […]
The National African Student Association (NASA) is calling for improvement in the quality of education. This comes after NASA’s assessment on the recent developments in the Namibian education landscape. NASA shared this during a media briefing at Rundu. The recent announcement of grade 11 and AS level results revealed that 28,700 learners failed to qualify […]
The Basic Education system will revert to a three-term school calendar in 2026. This was revealed by the Director of National Examinations and Assessment, Clemmentine Tsumis-Garises, in a One-On-One interview. Originally, Namibia had three school terms, but that system changed during the outbreak of COVID-19 between 2019 and 2021. The need for two school terms […]
The |Khomas Regional Council visited various project sites in Windhoek to assess progress and engage with site managers. The project involves the construction of classrooms at two schools, as well as the improvement of A. Shipena Secondary School’s sports field. The construction of the classrooms was necessitated by the high number of learners who failed […]
NAMDIA has maintained that it will hold a press briefing on the heist only when the time is appropriate. Spokesperson Beverley Coussement emphasized that the robbery remains under investigation and that discussing unverified details could compromise efforts to resolve the case. The diamond marketing company was robbed about two weeks ago, resulting in two fatalities: […]
Heavy rains over the weekend have damaged Simwege Primary School in Katjinakatji Village, Kavango West. The makeshift school in Mankumpi Constituency serves 58 grade one and two learners. Classrooms and learning materials were destroyed, and the village lost electricity. A teacher from Katjinakatji Combined School said the power outage has left around 400 hostel learners […]
The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate is working to secure school placements for 921 learners, with Grade 1, Grade 8, and Grade 10 being the most affected. Currently, 394 Grade 1 learners, 417 Grade 8 learners, and 110 Grade 10 learners in Grootfontein, Okahandja, and Otjiwarongo are still without placement. To address the situation, the directorate […]
In its efforts to eliminate illiteracy in the country, the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, under the adult education section, is hosting a 10-day training for literacy teachers in the Kavango East Region at the Frans Dimbare Youth Centre. About 36 youth from the six constituencies in the region are taking part in the […]
Omaheke Education Directorate has decided to prioritise quality assessment training for teachers and close monitoring of the mock examinations this academic year. The Education Director, Constance Wantenaar, in an interview with nbc News, stressed the undertaking of outreach programmes to improve results. Wantenaar adds that the directorate will be sensitising parents to understand their role […]
