Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete has urged parents, teachers, and everyone with a stake in educating children to collectively do their best to contribute to that noble cause. 

There was a celebration of culture, identity and unity at Tsumkwe Primary School last week, with learners and parents commemorating Namibia's Heritage Week under the theme 'Torchbearer of Our Heritage'.

Education, Arts, and Culture Minister Anna Nghipondoka on Tuesday welcomed learners, teachers, parents, and stakeholders to the 2025 academic year, emphasising collaboration and commitment to achieving educational excellence.

With schools resuming next week, parents and guardians are rushing to stores to buy school stationery.

Long queues are the order of the day, and while some are happy to be nearly done, others are just getting started.

Parents of a one-month-old baby, Khan||an Kaesie, who died three years ago, are pleading with health authorities to find his remains.

Khan||an died at ||Nhoma Settlement in Otjozondjupa's Tsumkwe Constituency.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) in the Kavango West Region has warned communities against the abusive treatment of children.

A flagrant violation of the Child Care and Protection Act of 2015 has been reported from Nzinze village, situated in the Musese constituency of the Kavango West Region, where four minor girls have been abandoned by both their parents. 

Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Louisa Kativa urged parents and guardians not to label their children as failures, as it can affect the children's potential.

Kativa says the way parents or other adults label a child can have a lasting effect on how that child thinks of himself or herself.

In an emphatic call to action, Zambezi Regional Education Director Jost Kawana is advocating for heightened parental involvement in their children's education.

Parents and guardians of schoolchildren have expressed mixed emotions about the start of the new school year.

Some parents are worried about school placements, as many are still struggling to find places for their children.