The Ohangwena Region's education sector is faced with a myriad of challenges, including a shortage of classrooms and a lack of sufficient infrastructure, among others.

This was brought to light during a consultation meeting held at Ondobe on Monday between the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development and education stakeholders.

The aim of the gathering was to share ideas, information, views, and perspectives on the current crisis in the education sector in Ohangwena Region, which has 126,342 learners spread across 290 schools. 

To achieve sustainable development, it is necessary for journalists to report accurately, timely, and comprehensively on environmental issues and their consequences, as well as on possible solutions.

It is against this background that this year's Press Freedom Day will be celebrated under the theme "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis."

The civil registration for birth certificates and identity cards in the Zambezi Region is progressing well and has yielded positive results, especially for those who would not have any other means to reach the offices.

The civil registration outreach programme started in February and will continue until June unless there is a need to revisit certain areas that were not fully covered.

Dorothy Mubiana, the Civil Registration Deputy Director, explains the exercise:

The Namibia National Students Organisation, NANSO, says there is a misconception about the new education curriculum, such as that it is not well crafted to respond to the needs of learners and the country at large.

The student body says the curriculum is well crafted, adding that implementation appears to be a challenge.

NANSO spokesperson Dorthea Nangolo says that on paper, the curriculum speaks to the country's aspirations for academic excellence.

Effective execution of the plan, though, remains a matter of concern, she says.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is working diligently to address a water supply issue at Sibbinda Health Centre in Katima Mulilo.

The Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, said this while responding to concerns raised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development, and Family Affairs.

The committee is in the Zambezi Region to assess the conditions and operations at public health facilities.

A two-day agriculture conservation validation workshop aimed at getting local farmers and stakeholders to develop a programme responsive to climate adaptation challenges was held in Otjiwarongo.

The workshop was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and GIZ.

This is the last consultation workshop towards the finalisation of the Comprehensive Conservation Agriculture Programme 2 for Namibia.

The Kavango West Region faces numerous challenges, from a lack of education infrastructure to human-wildlife conflict.

In an interview with NBC, Tondoro Constituency Councillor Joseph Sikongo discussed the impact of these challenges.

In some parts of the Kavango West Region's Tondoro Constituency, learners continue to walk long distances to and from school.

The Constituency Councillor, Joseph Sivaku Sikongo, says it has become a matter of concern as this impacts the performance of the learners.

In addition to the many challenges documented in the African child's records, the situation of the girl child is generally more precarious.

Martha Kasela, a member of the Junior National Council from the Zambezi Region, highlights education as a particular area of concern, frequently observing girls' absences from school for various reasons.

Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, says the SADC integrated development agenda has been adversely affected by economic challenges, the recent global COVID-19 pandemic, and international geopolitics.

Hinda-Mbuende said this during the opening of the SADC Development Finance Institutions Chief Executive Officers Forum in Swakopmund.

She highlighted that these circumstances have resulted in ongoing challenges for governments and kingdoms within the SADC region in terms of providing essential support to development finance institutions.

The Office of the Judiciary needs about N$1,5 billion to reduce the backlog of court cases in the country.

This is according to Executive Director Bernhardt Kukuri, who says that financial constraints contribute to delays in delivering justice.

The Judiciary's Executive Director presented these challenges to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs at Swakopmund.

Bernhardt Kukuri says a lack of growth in the budget allocation is among the main challenges the Judiciary is facing.