On 12 November 2025, the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 hosted a Stakeholders in Sports meeting in Windhoek.

Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has cautioned parents against depending on untrained nannies for their children’s early learning, revealing that only 17% of early childhood development (ECD) educators in Namibia are formally qualified.

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture (MEIYSAC) has expressed shock over the suicide deaths of three teachers from the Enyana Combined School, Eenhana Secondary School, and Ohehonge Combined School in the Ohangwena region.

In the spirit of unity, sustainability, and sport, countries from across Southern Africa are turning over a new leaf, quite literally.

Ahead of the Region 5 Youth Games, a major tree-planting campaign was launched right here in Namibia, with a powerful message: protect the planet, empower the youth.

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.