The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture says it will strive towards the achievement of its key mandate of ensuring conducive teaching and learning in the country's education system.
The Managing Director of High Economic Intelligence in Namibia believes vocational training could be part of the solution to improving the quality of education in the country.
Salomo Hei addressed a Nedbank economic breakfast panel discussion held at Swakopmund on Wednesday.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, held a round-table meeting with education stakeholders at Katima Mulilo.
The roundtable was meant to discuss opportunities and possible solutions to the poor academic performance of last year's national examinations.
Ministry of Education Arts and Culture's Executive Director, Sanet Steenkamp says that multi-lingual education enhances the quality of education in the country.
Steenkamp said this as Namibia joins the rest of the world in celebrating international mother language day.
Learners of St. Therese Secondary and Nowak Primary Schools at Tses Village in ||Kharas Region can now broaden their knowledge through reading books, thanks to a library donation.
Various international members of the Rotary Network funded the library housed in one of the Nowak Primary School classrooms.
A local economist, Salomo Hei, says despite education receiving the lion's share of the budget over the years, Namibia is unable to reap the dividends from this investment.
Hei was giving a presentation ahead of the national budget that will be tabled this week.
Hardap Governor Salomon April has urged learners to study hard so that they can perform well in this year's examinations.
Governor April visited the Mariental Secondary School, where he used the opportunity to motivate learners and teachers to take education seriously.
Stakeholders in education have welcomed a motion for free Wi-Fi at schools nationwide.
They expressed these sentiments during a public hearing by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information, Communication, Technology, and Innovation at Oshakati.
President of the National Democratic Party Martin Lukato has expressed concern over the state of education in Namibia.
Stakeholders in education have recommended that all schools in the Erongo Region should cultivate their own gardens to help feed pupils who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
