The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, is steadfast in her argument that there is no need for additional legislation concerning the provision of free sanitary materials to schoolgirls.

Caley was ready to provide reasons for her objection in the National Assembly on Wednesday, but the Speaker told her that she is under no obligation in terms of the rules of the house.

Her objection speech to PDM President McHenry Venaani's bill for the provision of sanitary pads to schoolgirls has now been distributed.

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture (MoEAC), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), hosted a public discussion on social protection for Namibian artists and cultural professionals.

Social protection for artists and cultural professionals aligns with the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, to which Namibia is a signatory.

Namibia, in collaboration with the World Feeding Program, celebrated African School Feeding Day on March 1st.

The Ministry of Education, Art, and Culture allocated N$89 million in this year's budget, which is currently being debated in the National Assembly, towards the School Feeding Program.

The allocation, the ministry said in a statement, is to buy maize blend for about N$500 million worth of children in 1,500 schools countrywide.

The program is primarily aimed at providing food to vulnerable learners and those from food-insecure households.

Namibia joined the rest of the globe to celebrate world International Education Day.

This year's celebration is held under the theme, "invest in people and prioritise education"

The day is observed to remind people of the importance of education as well as the role of education in peace and development.

Some schools are said to be refusing to enroll learners who are unable to pay school development funds.

This is despite a call by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture NOT to send learners back home because of a lack of finances.

An unemployed mother who preferred to be anonymous approached the |Khomas Regional Office to ask for assistance in school contribution to the tune of N$ 800 at Michelle Mclean Primary School, for her Grade one daughter.

The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the Kavango West has embarked on a strategy aimed at improving academic performance in the region.
Education Director Pontinus Musore says all stakeholders must have a role to play if a turnaround will be realized.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News Musore said it can no longer be business as usual, hence the strategy called Performance Dialogue.

Musore is currently embarking on regional school visits and consultations to ensure that all stakeholders start the academic year on the right foot.

The Students' Union of Namibia has called on the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to speed up humanitarian efforts for flood-affected learners in the north.

The union says closing schools due to heavy rains will just worsen the already difficult academic situation.

The student movement further wants the government to find a permanent solution to the recurring problem.

The Students Union of Namibia says the ministry should be more proactive, especially when it comes to the floods often experienced in the north.

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture (MoEAC) has agreed to reduce the ratio of learners per teacher for the 2023 academic year.

A letter issued to Nampa on Tuesday signed by MoEAC Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp said this comes after the ministry and the Namibia National Teacher Union (Nantu) in a meeting on Friday mutually resolved to reduce learners per class following mutual concern about the poor performance in the 2022 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level and Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary Level examinations.

The Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture in Ohangwena Region has suspended teaching at the Onghala and Shingunguma Primary Schools as the flood waters are reportedly rising in the area.

A total of six schools have been affected by the floods.

These are Ndilokelwa, Shingunguma, Ohaingu, Onghala, and Onyofi Combined Schools, as well as Uudjombala Senior Secondary School.

The Executive Director at the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says her ministry continues to face many challenges.

Steenkamp specifically pointed out the way the community and stakeholders perceive education as a major hurdle.