The government is considering the extension of financial support to students at private tertiary institutions under the free tertiary education policy.

Members of Parliament commended the Minister of Finance, Ericah Shifudah, for the progress made in the first two quarters of the 2025/2026 financial year during the debate of the Mid-term Budget review.

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has tasked all public tertiary institutions to assess the feasibility of implementing free tertiary education by next year.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the intended provision of free tertiary education is in part to encourage entrepreneurship among young people.

The task force responsible for implementing free tertiary education is expected to deliver a roadmap for the process by August this year. 

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports and Culture's (MEIYSAC) Deputy Minister, Dino Ballotti, officially opened the first deliberative session of the newly constituted National Task Force on Free Education in tertiary institutions today.

A lecturer in project management at the University of Namibia, Joshua Mario, has commended President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's decision to place the oil and gas industry directly under the Presidency.

He believes this is an important move that will help develop the industry.

In its 'State of the Nation Address', the Independent Patriot for Change (IPC) said that for the creative industry to be realised, art needs to be integrated into the schools and institutions' higher learning curricula.

The newly elected leadership of the Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) wants free tertiary education in the next two years.

NANSO held its 18th National Student Congress over the weekend at Döbra, where it was founded.