||Kharas Governor, Aletha Fredrick, has urged learners, educators, and parents to actively create reading opportunities for children. 

She made the call at a celebration ceremony for Readathon Week, held at Keetmanshoop. 

The Zambezi Region's Education Directorate discussed the national examination performance of the learners over the previous years. 

The Zambezi Region has 120 schools, of which 111 are government, while nine are privately owned. 

The Keetmanshoop regional office of the Ombudsman has been inundated with complaints from learners relating to their suspension and banning from classrooms, corporal punishment, and forceful cutting of hair.   

The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) has raised concerns about the performance of learners at the NSSCO and NSSCAS levels.

NANSO President Lucia Ndishishi stated that the results highlight unresolved challenges in basic education.

President Hage Geingob has encouraged school learners to take their studies seriously, true to the saying that 'education is the greatest equaliser'.

Learners and teachers from the Oshikoto Region visited State House as part of their school tour to Windhoek.