Christian school-going children are urged to be obedient and disciplined, as taught through biblical teachings if they are to excel in their academic performance.

This call formed part of the back-to-school service held by the St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church in Windhoek on Sunday.

As part of its social responsibility, Swakop Uranium Foundation assisted Nossobville Primary School in the Kalahari Constituency of the Omaheke Region with N$100,000 for the construction of a school hall.

Learners at the Okakarara Primary Schools are being taught in tents after their classroom blocks were damaged by heavy wind storms two weeks ago.

This is the situation facing over 650 learners, who will have to brave it out in tents until renovations are done on the damaged classrooms.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have pledged support of one million US dollars for the outbreak of cholera in Namibia's neighbouring country, Zambia.

Namibia, in the meantime, has increased its cholera surveillance.

Art has the potential to tackle the unemployment rate in the country; therefore, there is a need to develop training centres across the country.