Learning at Shalom Primary School in Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, came to a halt on Monday after concerned parents kept their children at home in protest over the school’s severely deteriorated toilet facilities.
Overcrowding continues to be a persistent issue in the classrooms of the Kavango West Region, despite the ongoing construction projects aimed at addressing this problem.
This information was shared by the Kavango West region's acting Education Director, Esther Karondo, in an interview with NBC News.
Learners from Ngcove Junior Primary School in Rundu, Kavango East Region, will no longer be taught in corrugated iron sheet classrooms.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says education remains Namibia's most powerful tool to build an inclusive and prosperous society.
The NamPort Social Investment Fund has funded the construction of an administration block at Muketela Primary School in the Sibbinda Constituency at a cost of N$1.1 million.
The fund has been in existence for 19 years and has allocated more than N$100 million to projects across all 14 regions.
Residents and alumni of Festus Gonteb Primary School in Mondesa, Swakopmund, are partnering with government to build a school hall to accommodate a growing learner population.
Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge has donated 30 chairs and tables to Mwadhina Gwanembenge Senior Secondary School.
The donated items are part of the regional governor's school furniture project, aimed at providing a conducive learning environment.
The Minister of Education, Sanet Steenkamp, has visited the Zambezi Region to assess the impact of flooding on the education sector.
Dr. Steenkamp visited the affected Nankutwe Combined and Namiyundu Primary Schools, as well as the relocation centres at Lusese and Schumansburg Combined School.
A new primary school will soon be constructed in Otumborombonga Village, Okakarara Rural constituency.
The construction of the school is funded by Primary School Garden Gemeinnützige UG, a German non-profit organisation focused on environmental protection, education, and sustainable agriculture.
Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua says high poverty levels, long walking distances, teaching staff shortages, and poor infrastructure are some of the key reasons for the region's continued poor performance in the Senior Secondary Certificate, Ordinary Level, and Advanced Subsidiary Level examinations.
