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...
Rudolf Gaiseb Police supremo Joseph Shikongo is a worried man. This follows the concerns he raised over the disturbing rise in the exploitation of children through prostitution, and the alarming circulation of sexual-related content on social media. Addressing the media in the capital yesterday, the police inspector general emphasised the gravity of the situation, saying...
Aletta Shikololo Eba Kandovazu For weeks now, despair loomed over families displaced by floods in Windhoek’s informal settlements. Lives were uprooted, homes washed away, and possessions destroyed. But amidst the misfortune, a glimmer of hope has emerged at Farm 508 in the Goreangab informal settlement – a relocation site currently taking shape. The site is...
President Nangolo Mbumba has stressed collective resolve to accelerate the fight against climate change, following the unprecedented fires in California in the United States of America. Media reports revealed that at least 16 people have died, and more than 12 000 structures have been destroyed by the fires in the Los Angeles area since last...
ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Town Council has undertaken road maintenance following significant damage caused by heavy rainfall recorded a month ago. The town’s spokesperson, Ottilie Shingenge, told Nampa yesterday that maintenance work began on Saturday, with the council’s technical team present on-site to officially witness and inspect the commencement of the project. “With the persistent...