The Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister says there is a need to strengthen supervision in school hostels and premises to ensure learners' safety.

Dr. Sanet Steenkamp's call follows a recent report of a teacher accused of sexually molesting boys at Grootfontein Primary School.

Concerns were raised in Parliament about the recent cases of children consuming alleged spoilt food in the Kavango regions, with questions raised about whether the Ministry of Education is doing anything to address the situation at school hostels.