The Executive Director at the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture says school-based action plans, improvement strategies, and dedicated efforts have paid off.

The number of school-leavers who qualify for admission at institutions of higher learning has increased by 3.2%.

As parents are preparing to send their children back to school, the caretaker of marginalised learners and students at Rundu Erica Uses is still waiting for assistance from good Samaritans to send their children to school.

Plans are afoot to expand the recently built state-of-the-art Vaalgras Primary School's curriculum to offer Grade 8 in 2025 to enhance learner enrollment numbers.

Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo says the force this year aims for excellence in the execution of its services.

Shikongo was speaking at the opening of the five-day leadership development training course at Tsumeb in Oshikoto Region.