The Oshana Education Directorate held a one-day meeting to strategize on how best to improve results as well as other pertinent issues.

The Education Director, Hileni Amukana, highlighted that the region has made great strides in improving budget spending and hiring qualified teachers.

Amukana said 99% of the teachers in the region are qualified.

In the same vein, Amukana also reiterated that the region will also reinstate Grade 8 at Gabriel Taapopi, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Oshakati, Iipumbu, and Eheke senior secondary schools.

The Ongwediva Town Council cut off the water connection to Eluwa Special School yesterday, leaving close to 300 learners with visual and hearing impairments without access to clean water.

Investigations carried out by nbc News revealed that the school is in arrears with N$725,000.

The last payment done on the account was N$244,000, which was in October last year.

This morning, the learners, who are all staying in the hostel, had not eaten nor bathed as they attended classes.