Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – With only two months until the swearing-in of National Assembly members following the pivotal elections in November 2024, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has yet to determine its parliamentary representatives for this term. The party secured two seats in last year’s elections, amassing 16 828 votes in the National Assembly race....
Linea Dishena Learners at Cuba Primary School (PS) in Windhoek will have to continue sharing facilities with Dr Abraham Iyambo PS for the foreseeable future, as the construction of their school is ongoing. Located in the Havana informal settlement, Cuba PS was established in 2023 to alleviate overcrowding at the Dr Abraham Iyambo PS. The...
TSINTSABIS – Swapo secretary general (SG) Sophia Shaningwa has urged residents of the Guinas constituency in the Oshikoto region to vote for her party’s candidate during the upcoming by-election on Friday.During a Swapo mini-rally in the Tsintsabis settlement on Tuesday, Shaningwa said Moses Khumub is the right person to lead the constituency office. She said...
Lahja Nashuuta Education minister Anna Nghipondoka yesterday released the 2024 NSSCO and AS examinations results, revealing a slight improvement in the overall pass rate of those who sat last year. The results reveal an overall pass rate of 89.3%, marking a 1.1% improvement when juxtaposed against the 2023 outcomes. Official figures show that 40 757...
After years of lurking in the shadows of conventional school subjects, national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses are making their presence felt. The 2024 Grades 11 and 12 results indicate an improvement in the performance of candidates in TVET courses, as more learners scored higher grades. The percentage of learners achieving Grade...
OMUTHIYA – The new school year commences this week, with an anticipated 896 311 learners from pre-school to Grade 12 filling up classrooms. The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture’s executive director Sanet Steenkamp in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the 450 691 boys and 445 620 girls will be attending 2 036...
Katima Mulilo – Education director in Zambezi Alex Sikume has revealed plans to procure around 600 mattresses to alleviate the dire conditions faced by needy learners in the region. This comes in response to widespread public concern over the deplorable state of hostel bedding, particularly at Caprivi Senior Secondary School.Speaking to New Era yesterday, Sikume...
KATIMA MULILO – The start of the 2025 academic year has seen a surge of parents crowding schools across Katima Mulilo in search of placements for their children, particularly in critical grades such as grades 8 and 10. Despite the opportunity to apply for placements in 2024, most parents failed to meet the deadlines. Others...
KEETMANSHOOP – With the resumption of the academic year on Monday for 2025, New Era visited some schools to gauge the mood among learners, teachers and parents. Bruce Mutema, a grade 11 learner at PK de Villiers Secondary School, could hardly wait for this very important day in his life. “This is the year that...
Iuze Mukube The Roads Authority (RA) has been ordered to pay 28 of its employees a total of N$7.8 million. The Labour Commission’s Moses Mazambo made the order earlier this month. It resulted from a dispute involving three RA employees, being non-engineering middle-level managers, who alleged they were excluded from pay scale adjustments under the...