The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has said the ministry is stepping up efforts to protect Namibia's indigenous languages. 

More than 950 students from all 14 regions graduated from the Institute for Open Learning (IOL) in Windhoek. 

IOL strives to ensure that higher education is accessible to the broader population, not limited to those who can afford full-time studies.