School crimes, from bullying to theft, are becoming increasingly common among learners, and community leaders at Walvis Bay are concerned.
Walvis Bay Deputy Mayor Miina Hangula said certain forms of unacceptable behaviour at schools are gradually becoming normalised.
Highline Secondary and Van Rhyn Primary schools have created a safe environment to combat bullying among learners to ensure a mentally, emotionally, and academically prepared pupils.
The ministries of education and health have extended support to the family and a 12-year-old learner who could potentially lose vision in one eye after allegedly being bullied at school.
The boy was allegedly struck in the eye by a ruler thrown by an elder learner at Erongosig Primary School in Usakos.
Benitha Imbamba, the chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council, has warned employers to stop bullying employees and engaging in unfair labor practices in the workplace.
Imbamba said this during the Regional Council's annual meeting at Swakopmund.
Hundreds of employees of the Walvis Bay municipality staged a demonstration to express their dismay over the alleged bullying and mismanagement of public funds by the municipal council.
The founder of National Mental Health Care Namibia,Cathy Kambanda has encouraged employees to immediately report any inappropriate behaviour, such as bullying at work, to management.
