Education stakeholders must work around the clock to find solutions to address the myriad of challenges facing the sector, instead of playing a blame game that resolves nothing.
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1 000 Rundu learners in limbo …influx of villagers put squeeze on classrooms
With schools opening their gates for learners for the first term, Kavango East director of education Fanuel Kapapero has said over 1 000 learners are without schools at the riverine town of Rundu.
Zambezi teachers implored to improve
Zambezi leadership has called on teachers in the region to work hard to improve the poor performance the region has been experiencing over the years.
Panga wielding cop a threat
A 31-year-old woman from Oshitenda informal settlement in Windhoek fears for her life after a police officer, accused of assaulting and chopping her with a panga, was granted bail shortly after the incident.
Lower SACU receipts to haunt Namibia
Namibia’s current account balance worsened to a deficit of N$8.6 billion during the third quarter of 2022 compared to a lower deficit of N$7 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2021 and N$7.5 billion a quarter before.
Namibia, Botswana one-stop border post coming soon
President Hage Geingob and his counterpart from Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at State House that focused on assessing the implementation strategies on decisions taken from the inaugural session of the Bi-National Commission between the two countries.
Mothers risk lives collecting cans
Some parents in Oshakati are risking their lives, collecting empty cans and scrap metals at odd hours to earn cash for their children’s stationaries.
Capricorn confirms Nakatana appointment
Capricorn Group has confirmed the appointment of Festus Nakatana as the group’s Corporate Affairs Manager, with effect from 1 January 2023. Nakatana joins the Group’s Brand and Corporate Affairs department in this specialised role.
IATA advises against Covid travel restrictions …as Shangula calls border closures a ‘pointless exercise’
As the world scrambles in deciding how to deal with the latest Coronavirus sub-variant, of which two cases have been confirmed in Namibia, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a statement, saying closing international borders is merely an ineffective knee-jerk reaction.
Opinion – A gleam of Light
The African-American Civil Rights activist, WEB Du Bois, once remarked: “I believe in pride of race and lineage and self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves.”