insert_link Namibia UNAM education conference underway in Windhoek The University of Namibia education conference is underway in Windhoek. The conference serves as a platform for educators, researchers, policymakers, and education stakeholders to explore the avenues and possibilities of promoting innovative skills-based education in the 21st century. The Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Edda Bohn. todaySeptember 18, 2024 12
insert_link Namibia Namibians urged to celebrate culture as National Heritage Week begins National Heritage Week begins today with the theme “Culture is Community, Community is Culture.” The week invites all Namibians to celebrate and protect their natural and cultural resources. Here’s what Sanet Steenkamp, Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, has to say. todaySeptember 16, 2024 16
insert_link Namibia Education Ministry Partners with UAE for Digital School Pilot Project Launch The Education ministry, in partnership with the United Arab Emirates, is set to launch the Digital School pilot project and celebrate the graduation at the National Institute for Educational Development in Okahandja. This initiative is part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to integrate technology into education. Sem Shino, the spokesperson. todayAugust 12, 2024 44
insert_link Namibia Education’s Minister Nghipondoka Receives Multi-Million Donation for Tsumeb Primary School The Education ministry has secured a N$3.4 million donation from MTC Namibia, which includes eight classrooms, a computer lab, and a storeroom for Tsumeb Primary School. This donation is part of the Rural Schools Project, in collaboration with the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, aimed at improving educational facilities in rural Namibia. Executive Director: Sanet Steenkamp. todayAugust 1, 2024 35
insert_link Namibia Ministry of Education launches nationwide consultation on future school calendar system The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is conducting consultations on the school calendar system for the 2025 academic year and beyond. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic out-break in 2020, the Ministry transitioned from a trimester calendar system to reduce the spread of the virus during the winter months when cases increased. todayJune 10, 2024 65
insert_link Oshiwambo Omunambelewa omukulunhu mo shikondo shelongo apula eefikola di li vangeke oku futifa ovadali eefoloma do maindilo ounona. Omunambelewa omukulunhu eli lepo oshikondo she longo lo pedu mo shilongo Sanet Steenkamp, okwe shee ndulula kutya, eefikola moshilongo adishe ina dipewa epitikilo loku pula ofuto yee foloma domaindilo ounona ovo tava tambulilwa mo dodo 1 no 8. Steenkamp mee nghundafana odo aninga no Nampa okwati, ouminsity ina upitika nande elombwelo loku pula oimaliwa yo ku li monena eefoloma do maindilo, tati ova didilika opena eefikola dimwe tadi pula ovadali […] todayMay 20, 2024 12
insert_link Namibia European Union Launches Early Childhood Development Reform in Namibia The European Union Delegation to Namibia inaugurated an Early Childhood Development Reform Programme at the Harmony ECD Centre in the Mix settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek on Wednesday. This initiative, a flagship EU program, focuses on enhancing early childhood development and pre-primary education to foster a well-educated and skilled society in Namibia. Ana Martins, EU Ambassador to Namibia, emphasized the pressing need for improved access to ECD and pre-primary […] todayApril 18, 2024 18
insert_link Business / Economics Eises not happy about teachers’ ‘side hustles’ The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) director in the Oshikoto Region, Aletta Eises is concerned about the rising trend of teachers conducting their personal business during school hours. Eises during the Oshikoto regional life skills workshop in Omuthiya on Monday said that in most cases, teachers spend school time on their social media platforms marketing their side hustles. She said teachers have minimal time for investing […] todayMarch 18, 2024 8
insert_link 2 Lifestyle UNESCO World Mother Tongue Day By Vitalio Angula The World Bank report of 2022/2023 paints a gloomy picture of the state of education globally describing the world as being in a ‘global learning crisis’ with only 30 percent of children being able to read and write by the age of ten. “Only a third of ten year olds globally are estimated to be able to read and understand a simple story, the rest, around two-thirds […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 27 2