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.
Ohaingu Primary School in the Ohangwena Region welcomed a donation of a newly constructed fence valued at N$60,000 from Capricorn Foundation and various other sponsors.
Forty-six lower primary school teachers from 22 schools in the ||Kharas Region graduated from the Knowhow Course as part of the School Readiness Initiative.
The Namibia University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with VEYA, launched the Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing training and certification programmes to meet the needs of the local industry and students.
Principals from various village schools in the Kavango West Region say the donation of a classroom block by NAMDIA has significantly improved the atmosphere at their schools.
Twenty-six teachers in the |Khomas Region are showcasing their hands-on creativity in a Primary Material Development Competition aimed at promoting education and empowering early childhood development.
The Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) Foundation has spent N$5.9 million upgrading education and water infrastructure at various rural primary schools in the Kavango West Region.
