Two weeks after the start of the 2023 academic year, hostel learners at Caprivi Secondary School still find themselves in a hazardous environment having to bear the stench of sewage on the school premises.

The dining hall where learners are taking their meals is surrounded by sewer water.

Hostel learners could not have their dinner on Tuesday due to the smell that is at the dining hall entrance.

All learners refused to attend classes today because of the situation that is affecting them all.

The relocation of Grade 10 and 11 learners from Caprivi Secondary  School is delaying teaching at Mavuluma Secondary School in the Zambezi Region.

There were 998 learners at Mavuluma Secondary school.

However, the number now has increased to 1 239, after more than 200 learners who failed Grades 10 and 11 last year from the Caprivi Secondary School were accommodated at the school.

This has placed a challenge at Mavuluma in terms of space, teachers and furniture.