Erongo Region Education Forum Chairperson Benneth ||Khaibeb lashed out at teachers in the region, whom he said have lost passion for teaching and have instead become salary collectors.

||Khaibeb voiced his concerns during the Erongo Regional Improvement Strategic Plan review meeting at Swakopmund recently.

Earlier this year, the members of the education forum visited schools to evaluate the quality of education in the region.

||Khaibeb says one of the critical issues the forum picked up was that teachers lack an understanding of the guiding principles.

The delay in the appointment of teachers at schools, which impacts the school's functionality, was another matter.

This is in addition to quietly quitting because they lack enthusiasm and have reached a point where work has lost meaning.

Erongo Education Director Ehrenfriede Stephanus encouraged teachers to have the best interests of the learners at heart.