Vice President Lucia Witbooi has warned that the increasing number of boys disengaging from education is becoming a concern.

Some Grade 8 learners at Katjinakatji Senior Secondary School in the Kavango West Region are writing their final examinations without proper chairs or desks, forcing them to stand or sit on broken furniture.

Nǂama Village School, one of the six community-based village schools in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Tsumkwe, was handed over.

Cwi |Aice, the school board chairperson, expressed his satisfaction with the opening of the school. 

National Democratic Party (NDP) President Martin Lukato has said his party will write off the water bills of senior citizens, make sure they have free water, assist churches with state funds, and make education free.

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.

Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Dino Balloti has given a response to concerns raised by the leader of the Body of Christ Party, Festus Thomas, regarding the emergency procurement of tents worth N$1.6 million during the 2022/2023 financial year by the Otjozondjupa Directorate

The Masokotwani Combined School in the Zambezi Region has received a donation of forty computers from B2Gold Namibia. 

Valued at N$250,000, the contribution has been welcomed by both learners and staff, marking it as the first school in rural Zambezi to possess such equipment.

Given prospects of good rainfall, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said discussions are on to ensure that schools in floodplain areas do not close during the rainy season.

Schools such as Onghala, Ohaingu, Oudjobala and Shingunguma would need urgent intervention to avoid their temporary closures. 

Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has acknowledged that, despite Namibia’s strong legal and policy frameworks promoting national unity, the enforcement of anti-tribalism measures in schools remains inconsistent, allowing ethnic divisions and stereotypes to persist

A donation of six classrooms from the Japanese Embassy has helped Omaruru's Ubasen Primary School overcome overcrowding and phase out the platoon system.

Principal Sonja Uwu-Gaes highlighted the achievement during the school's 60th anniversary celebration.