Education has powerful transformative power, but teaching and schooling in rural areas are challenging. However, the dedication and assistance by various stakeholders offer hope for the future.
A teaching and learning initiative aimed at bridging the subject comprehension gap between learners in public schools and their counterparts in private schools was launched in Swakopmund.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, has highlighted the shortage of teaching and learning resources, along with insufficient support, as crucial factors requiring immediate intervention in the Kavango East Region.
The relocation of Grade 10 and 11 learners from Caprivi Secondary School is delaying teaching at Mavuluma Secondary School in the Zambezi Region.
There were 998 learners at Mavuluma Secondary school.
Teaching in the Zambezi Region is always delayed for days during the first weeks of schools re-opening because of parents failing to register their children from May to September each year.
