The Chinese community in Beijing bid farewell to Namibia’s Ambassador to China, Elia Kaiyamo, who is leaving after nine years of service.

At a farewell banquet, Kaiyamo expressed gratitude to the people of China for the trust placed in him to represent Namibia.

The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing early childhood development.

It is against this background that the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare relaunched the Right Start Programme, which underscores the importance of nurturing children from an early age.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has said that it is time for the Okakarara Vocational Training Centre (OVTC) to finalise the hotel school.

Ballotti made the remarks at the opening of OVTC's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week.

The National Library in Brazil has donated 60 books to its Namibian counterpart, under the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture.

This is the second donation of Brazilian books made this year.

In the Kavango East Region, an amount of over N$243 million was invested in the health care programmes over the last financial year.

The funds went towards the renovation of two district hospitals, three healthcare centres, and 25 clinics and assisted in the outreach programme.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the government has not ignored the plight of the unemployed teachers; hence, engagements are ongoing with the stakeholders.

Affirmative Repositioning MP Ester Haikola is calling on the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture to avoid rushed and inadequate training as it rolls out new educational campaigns.

Otjozondjupa Education Director Gerhard Ndafenongo has cautioned officials responsible for signing off on requests from schools to fill positions to stop delaying the processing of documents.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed appreciation for the European Union’s continued support toward Namibia’s development, particularly in agriculture, energy, governance, and education.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the continued strengthening of bilateral ties between Namibia and India, as she received that country's High Commissioner, Rahul Shrivastava, at State House for a courtesy visit.