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Hostel a threat to lives

1 day - 15 February 2019 | Education

The Kavango West education directorate continues to subsidise a dilapidated church hostel at Nkurenkuru, despite a 2010 directive by the health ministry that it must be closed down.The Nkurenkuru Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin)...

Oneeya classes resume

1 day - 15 February 2019 | Education

Oneeya Combined School learners in the Omusati Region's Okalongo constituency resumed classes yesterday, after a boycott initiated by parents on Tuesday.Omusati education director Laban Shapange held an urgent meeting with the parents at the school...

Oneeya parents withdraw children from school

2 days ago - 14 February 2019 | Education

Parents of Oneeya Combined School learners on Tuesday withdrew their children from classes until further notice, following the removal of grade 10 classes from the school at the beginning of the academic year.This means that...

Think before you post

4 days ago - 12 February 2019 | Education

Elizabeth JosephOn the 5 February, Safe Internet Day (SID) was celebrated. The event was held under the leadership of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, with support from the United Nations International Children's...

Unam top brass vie for Nust post

1 week ago - 08 February 2019 | Education

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) will today conduct interviews that will pave the way for the appointment of a successor to long-serving vice-chancellor Tjama Tjivikua.Five candidates were shortlisted for the top job,...

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School celebrates N$750k bus

1 week ago - 06 February 2019 | Education

Parents and learners at Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Senior Secondary School, who attended the school since 2012, have raised over N$750 000 to buy a...

Containerised classroom inaugurated

1 week ago - 05 February 2019 | Education

Michelline Nawatises“The Good Samaritan in the Bible teaches us a few important lessons. This man was moved by compassion. He stopped, while others focused on...

Environmental education for Namibia’s future

1 week ago - 05 February 2019 | Education

If you have a child attending primary school in Windhoek, you might already have heard about the Khomas Environmental Education Programme (KEEP). In 2018, over...

Hard work gets rewarded

1 week ago - 05 February 2019 | Education

Elizabeth JosephOn 1 February, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture rewarded the top achievers for the 2018 Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Namibia Senior...

Kandjii-Murangi a hala omalunduluko melongo lyopombanda

1 week ago - 05 February 2019 | Education

ILENI NANDJATOOminista yelongo lyopombanda, Itah Kandjii-Murangi oya pula iiputudhilo yopaungomba opo yi kale tayi tula miilonga omailongo ngoka taga vulu okweeta omalunduuko moonkalamwenyo nokuyambulapo eliko.Kandjii-Murangi...

Kandjii-Murangi calls for TVET transformation

1 week ago - 04 February 2019 | Education

Higher education, training and innovation minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has urged vocational training institutions to do away with irrelevant courses and focus on training that can...

5 shortlisted for Nust top job

2 weeks ago - 31 January 2019 | Education

Five candidates have been short-listed for the position of vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), with final interviews expected to be...

UWC for a brighter tomorrow

2 weeks ago - 29 January 2019 | Education

Elizabeth Joseph Finding a university or any tertiary institution that can help build your future, can prove rather stressful. United World Colleges (UWC) makes...

BoN hands over bursaries

2 weeks ago - 29 January 2019 | Education

Justicia Shipena The bursaries were awarded for studies in the fields of economics, accounting and education specialising in mathematics and science. This is part of...

20 APLI fellows kickstart their...

2 weeks ago - 29 January 2019 | Education

OFF TO A GREAT START: The African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative’s (APLI) inaugural fellowship programme officially kicked off this month. The APLI fellowship aims to empower...

Namibia lacks vocational skills

2 weeks ago - 29 January 2019 | Education

Namibia has again been ranked as one of the worst-performing countries when it comes to vocational and technical skills. The country was ranked 78th on...

SPYL e na omalimbililo omolwa...

2 weeks ago - 29 January 2019 | Education

Iipinge ngoka e li omulongiskola keithano okwa popi kutya omusindalongo ngoka otagu gandja ompito ombwaanawa kaanaskola ya ninge omahogololo gawo ngoka taga ka gandja...

PM concerned about squatting

2 weeks ago - 28 January 2019 | Education

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has instructed deputy education minister Anna Nghipondoka to visit schools countrywide to see how they are coping with the revised grade...