The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture is still negotiating with various local authorities for land to build schools on.
  

There is a need to expose learners to new technology and to keep up with new learning trends.

This was the call by Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge at the annual education stakeholders' conference at Ongwediva, meant for them to take stock and address challenges.

The leadership of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority in the Aminius Constituency has pledged to assist local schools in bridging the resource gap.

The authority has also committed itself to helping the education fraternity address discipline issues among learners.

The Director of Education for the Ohangwena Region, Isak Hamatwi, has called on staff to build on initiatives that are already delivering results, while also introducing fresh strategies and innovative approaches to improve performance in the region.

The Otjozondjupa Education Director Gerhard Ndafenongo is calling on schools in the region to reinstate the practice of hand washing.

The health directorate had recorded 32 cases of cholera by the 12th of January.

The Otjozondjupa Education Directorate has reassured parents of the safety of learners.

This follows after a teacher at Wilhelm Nortier Primary School in Grootfontein was arrested last year in connection with an alleged sexual assault involving school-going boys.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate says it is better prepared to accommodate learners for the 2026 academic year, despite ongoing placement challenges in some towns.

The Zambezi Education Directorate says it is ready to receive learners, with all logistics in place, including over 100 teacher posts filled and stationery and textbooks procured.

The Director of Education in the Kavango West Region, Pontianus Musore, has said that the registration of learners for the 2026 academic year has been smooth.
 
Musore highlighted that the Ministry has also made provision to provide a conducive teaching environment.
 

The ||Kharas Education Director, Nicolaas Eiman, says it is all systems go when the new academic year starts on Monday.

 Eiman told NBC News that both urban and rural schools are ready for the 2026 academic year despite some challenges.