Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has revealed plans by the government to construct a primary school at Mushangara Village.

Currently, primary school learners must cross a river by canoe each day to attend Kake Primary School on the opposite side—a practice Hambyuka describes as dangerous.

For decades, learners from Mushangara Village have relied on canoes to get to school. They board in the morning, cross the river, and make the return journey in the afternoon, regardless of weather conditions.

Governor Hambyuka expressed grave concern over the risks involved:
“Always when they are crossing, either the canoe is destroyed by a crocodile or a hippo, then we realised that our kids' lives are in danger,” he said.

The government’s plan to build a school at Mushangara Village requires the local community to support the initiative. Hambyuka encouraged the locals to begin by constructing a basic structure, similar to traditional huts:
“I am informed that very soon the ministry of education will build up facilities here. How are we going to start? We wanted the community to start first to put up a structure. I am seeing the community, the elders are here and we build our traditional houses, we want to start a school the same fashion the way you put up those traditional huts,” he noted.

The governor stressed the importance of timely progress and land availability:
“I want to see progress in the next 90 days,” he said, adding that stakeholders must identify a suitable site for the school and warned against complications with land provision, saying development will only proceed if locals willingly make land available.

In the meantime, a teaching post has been set up for the temporary Mushangara Primary School.