Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The awakening of education law consciousness among Namibian educational stakeholders, such as teachers, unions, learners, parents, employers and society is important. This is because education law is not well-known in Namibia. 

The Erongo Regional Council has established a financial assistance fund to help underprivileged students in the region. 

Although flooding in the northern regions has not yet reached a critical stage, governors in the northern regions have asked residents in flood-prone areas to start moving to higher ground.

The trial of Ernst Josef Lichtenstrasser, who admitted to having shot and killed two senior executives of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology in Arandis, will resume today in the Windhoek High Court. 

Parents of primary school learners who did not obtain spaces in schools are urged to be patient as the Erongo Regional Council is addressing the delay experienced with the construction of a new school.

The Namibian Police in Mukwe constituency in the Kavango East region on Friday arrested a 31-year-old man after he was found in possession of controlled wildlife products – two elephant tusks.

The Namibian Police in the Kavango East region reported that a 14-year-old girl was hit by a government vehicle and died on the spot, while another was rushed to the hospital after sustaining serious injuries at Ndiyona village on Thursday afternoon. The duo are cousins and from the same household.

The ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creation yesterday said it was with great sorrow that it learned about the passing of Daan Strauss, secretary general of the Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF), a federation registered under the Labour Act. 

January is when children return to school and parents are back on their grind after yet another extensive spending festive season.