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Education scoops 28.9% of the national budget, with around 81% marked salaries
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has joined the public in demanding more from the education facilitators. Shiimi’swas made when he delivered his 2022/23 Budget Statement in Parliament on 24 February 2022. Despite the unsatisfactory performance coming from the education facilitators, he still made sure they got 28.9% of the national budget. He, […]
Ritja Takes Career Fair To Omaheke Schools
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Ritja Career Fair will host its first education seminar of the year this week at various schools in the Omaheke region in a bid to build and nurture a cohesive comprehension of after-school life. Formed in 2013, Ritja is a grass-roots, not-for-profit organisation founded under the patronage of Khomas regional governor Laura […]
I Have Never Seen Children Being Taught Under Trees – Geingob
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says in his years of travelling through Namibia, he has not seen children being taught under trees and that this is now a prominent issue. Geingob uttered these remarks at the opening of cabinet for the year 2023 on Tuesday in Windhoek. According to him, the issue of education must […]
Governor Links Rundu Urbanisation To School Infrastructure Shortage
By:Annakleta Haikera The rapid increase of urban migration has led to a population explosion in Rundu in the Kavango East over the years, the governor Bonifatius Wakudumo said last week. The town’s population has reached a total of 105785, which means over 64% of all residents of the Kavango East region reside in Rundu. The […]
Rundu Learners Start New School In 20 Tents
By: Annakleta Haikera The awaited project school at Rundu in the Kavango East region started on Monday morning, with stranded 730 learners who have been housed in 20 tents as classrooms. The project school learners from grade 8 to 10who could not be placed at local schools. The tents were donated by the office of […]
Ok Foods Awards Bursary To Best Learner In KavangoEast
By:Annakleta Haikera 17-year-old Selma Makoke, the recipient of a bursary to study nursing that OK Foods in Rundu awarded on Saturday, encouraged all parents not to give up on their children because of their poor backgrounds, but to show them love and encourage them. The event attracted many residents in the Rundu area who came […]
Kavango West Commemorates Education Day Amidst Struggles
By:Annakleta Haikera Musese constituency councillor Kosmos Katura says villagers in the Kavango West region are struggling to pay fees for their children to return to school. Katutura called on community members, school boards and teachers to allow such learners in school because their parents are unable to contribute such funds. The councillor said this during […]
Nghipondoka Blames Teacher, Refuses To Apologise
By: Hertha Ekandjo and Justicia Shipena The education minister Anna Nghipondoka says she will not apologise to teachers after blaming them for the class of 2022 NSSCO and NSSCAS outcomes. Nghipondoka criticised educators recently when announcing the results of the class of 2022 in which less than 6 000 learners from 38 019 qualified to […]
High Failure Rate Has Devastating Consequences On Economy – Analyst
By: Justicia Shipena Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says that the high failure for the class of 2022 external examinations has serious consequences on society and the economy. The education ministry last month announced that out of 38 019 full-time candidates who sat for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSCO) grade 11 students examinations, only 5 […]
What Is The Place Of Green Hydrogen In Namibia’s School Curriculum?
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Over the next years, the world energy system will need to undergo profound structural change in order to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius. In this process, (green) hydrogen will also play an increasing role in the sustainable transformation of the energy supply system. Namibia is aiming to develop into a hub […]