The Erongo Governor has demanded immediate answers from education officials and councillors after Grade 4 and 5 learners at Higher Hope Primary School in Walvis Bay were sent home.

The school principal decided to close the school due to water connection issues.

Concerns were raised in Parliament about the recent cases of children consuming alleged spoilt food in the Kavango regions, with questions raised about whether the Ministry of Education is doing anything to address the situation at school hostels.