The Directorate of Education in the Zambezi Region celebrated teachers, department heads, principals, and learners who performed well during the 2024 academic year.
It lauded the region's improved performance as a collective achievement.
Learners from less privileged backgrounds in the Otjozondjupa Region have received stationery to support their studies through the Standard Bank Namibia Scholarship Grant.
In order to meet the needs of the scholars, Standard Bank donated stationery, toiletries and transport fares to 24 learners.
Namhook Holdings has invested in the Aus community by covering the voluntary school fees contribution amounting to N$50,000 for the Marmer Primary School learners.
The school has 228 learners.
Children in the Kavango West Region gathered at Nkurenkuru to air their voices against the violation of children's rights, such as rape, murder, and other forms of abuse.
The First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndaitwah, paid a visit to Ella Du Plessis Secondary School to address the learners about the importance of education and to remind them of the crucial role they play as the future leaders of the country.
Learners from various schools in Rundu, Kavango East Region, took to the streets this morning in a nationwide mass march against violence towards children.
Kavango East is joining the rest of the regions in these marches that are aimed at creating awareness about violence against children.
Learners from schools in Keetmanshoop staged a peaceful demonstration to condemn the recent tragic killings of three young girls in Okahandja.
They expressed sympathy with the community of Okahandja for the pain and suffering caused by these brutal acts.
The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate has confirmed the placement of all 921 learners, who were without school at the beginning of the academic year.
Grades 1, 8, and 10 were the most affected.
The case of the seven people at Rundu, accused of forging school results, has been postponed to 13 February.
The accused were arrested for allegedly tampering with school report cards.
The |Khomas Regional Council, in collaboration with the City Police, has commenced Operation Back to School.
The initiative is aimed at ensuring that motorists transporting learners to school prioritise their safety at all times.
