Education is often referred to as the key to a successful future, and it is compulsory for a Namibian child.

Before independence, it was an achievement in the Kavango Region for one to produce good results. Schools in the Kavango Region were constructed based on traditional jurisdictions.

Each of the schools had a hostel to accommodate the learners, while the curriculum had four terms, and some learners would only return home after the fourth term.

On the western side of Kavango, there was Katjimi Murangi School, which was established in 1976.

Oiva Haipumbu Mahina, a former top-performing learner and later a teacher at the school, shared with our news team the status of education in the now-Kavango West Region. 

Katjimi Murangi was one of the top-performing schools at the time due to the discipline of the learners and the dedication of the school management.

Around 1985, when Mahina got to Katjimi Murangi, the school had a majority of black teachers.

Mahina says that during colonial times, 90% of the school requirements were covered by the government. 

He says walking the corridors gave him fresh memories as a young boy with just dreams at the time.