The |Khomas Regional Council held an award ceremony for the teachers in the region.

The awards are meant to recognise, appreciate, and honour all those who have contributed positively to education in the region.

Paulus Nghikembua, the |Khomas Region's director of education, described education as a calling that necessitates one's responsibility, obligation, and accountability.

"We could not do it in 2021, and we could also not do it last year, but this year we are doing it to acknowledge the work that you have done."

Unemployed teachers from the two Kavango regions are accusing the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture of poor leadership and a lack of forward planning.

The unemployed teachers say the ministry is hampering the provision of quality education in the country.

Dressed in their graduation gowns, the group of unemployed teachers decided to voice their dissatisfaction with how the ministry of education is dealing with their plight.

Teachers from various schools in the Oshikoto Region engaged President Hage Geingob and raised concerns around businesses benefiting from state tenders, using foreign expertise over locals.

The teachers from Tsumeb English Medium, Ontana Combined School, and Nehale Secondary School are accompanying learners from grades seven to twelve who are on a school tour to the |Khomas Region.

Learners have been urged to make use of the life skills teachers to get acquainted with what the job market demands early enough to make the right choices.

The call was made by various speakers at Eros Girls School, where they addressed learners on the importance of career guidance, pre-vocational education, technical and vocational education training, as well as early childhood development.

Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the |Khomas Governor, councillor for the Khomasdal Constituency Samuel Angolo highlighted the importance of career guidance.

The Principal of Kuisebmond Secondary School, Jonathan Mashawa, says digital transformation can help improve the learning experience for both students and teachers, as well as other people involved in the process.

Mashawa says such changes will focus on improving engagement and accessibility through interactive and customizable learning. As a result, online education gets cheaper, more comprehensive, and more inclusive.

Other opportunities include micro-lessons, interactive videos or tests, and even games or AI-based learning methods.

The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving teacher welfare and professional development in Africa.

Its president, Professor Josiah Ajboye, made the affirmation at the authority's 10th Teaching and Learning Conference in Windhoek.

The conference provides a platform for professionals in the field of education to interrogate the challenges, issues, and prospects of the profession, with a focus on ways to transform education on the continent.

Parents who have registered their children at Thipanana Primary School in the Kavango East Region are calling on the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture to employ more teachers at the school.

The parents claim that there is no teaching and learning taking place since the school reopened.

The school has more than 100 learners from Grades one, two and three and has been operating with one teacher since January this year.

Parents say their children go to school every day just to go and play and return home.

Science teachers in the Zambezi Region are attending a four-day training workshop to improve their skills.

The first of its kind, the training is being facilitated by lecturers from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), sponsored by Risk Based Solutions.

One of the facilitators from NUST, Professor Onjefu Sylvanus said teachers need the training to have a full understanding of the subject and prepare their learners well to grasp the basics of science once they reach varsity level.

Heavy rains accompanied by a strong wind blew away tents used as classrooms at the Siguruguru Primary School outside Rundu.

Acting Head of Department Marcellus Haivera says it is now becoming a daily occurrence since schools reopened in January.

The Siguruguru Primary School has 14 tents used as classrooms, accommodating about 800 learners from grades zero to seven.

Haivera says only two tents remained standing following the rainstorm on Wednesday night.

Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Nathalia |Goagoses has called on teachers in the Erongo Region to be extraordinary this year.

|Goagoses says teachers should transform their teaching methods in order to achieve better academic results.

The Deputy Minister addressed education stakeholders in the Erongo Region, who convened at Swakopmund to develop a plan following the dismal academic results of 2022.

Nathalia |Goagoses told the audience that she was an underqualified teacher in the 1980s who managed to transform a failing Windhoek school.