Hundreds of schoolgirls in the Erongo Region are set to benefit from a major sanitary pad donation aimed at promoting personal hygiene, dignity and uninterrupted access to education.

Hostel learners at Caprivi Senior Secondary School boycotted lunch at the dining hall this afternoon after sewage infested the path from the hostel.

They claim that the ongoing issue, unresolved for over three years, poses health risks.

Ten learners from Abraham Iyambo Primary School received their school uniforms through a back-to-school programme.

The initiative aims to assist learners from vulnerable households in the community, with hopes to boost the learners' morale and keep them engaged in school.

The Council of Omuthiya Constituency in the Oshikoto Region paid a motivational courtesy visit to Iipundi Secondary School to reaffirm its commitment to improving education and learner welfare in the constituency.

The Erongo Governor has demanded immediate answers from education officials and councillors after Grade 4 and 5 learners at Higher Hope Primary School in Walvis Bay were sent home.

The school principal decided to close the school due to water connection issues.

Concerns were raised in Parliament about the recent cases of children consuming alleged spoilt food in the Kavango regions, with questions raised about whether the Ministry of Education is doing anything to address the situation at school hostels.