NC APPROVES N$750M FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS

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The National Council (NC) has approved the budget allocation of N$750 million to sports, youth and national service.

Members, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the reduction in the budget considering the need for youth empowerment.

Omaheke Region hosts first regional career fair

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The Omaheke Region hosted its first-ever regional career fair in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC).

Platoon and tent schools need more staff, says education official

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The Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Edda Bohn, says platoon and tent schools need more staff following this week's Education Minister announcement on temporary placement solutions.

CCI and partners draft 2026-2030 cultural industries strategy

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Creative Culture Investments (CCI), in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Sports, Youth, Arts and Culture, has begun drafting a Cultural and Creative Industries Strategy for 2026-2030.

Cuba envoy in Namibia decries US blockade impact

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Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia has expressed concern over the impact of the economic blockade by the United States against Cuba on social sectors of health, sports, and education.

Steenkamp calls for national innovation drive

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The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says innovation must be a national imperative that goes beyond academia.

Ballotti clarifies |Khomas teachers’ exam marking payments

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The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has clarified that teachers in the |Khomas Region will only be paid for examination marking and not for daily subsistence allowance (DSA), paid to teachers travelling from other regions.

Five vocational centres to be upgraded into TVET colleges

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The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture has appointed a task force to oversee the transformation of five state-owned vocational training centres into vocational colleges, aiming to allow for higher qualifications within the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector