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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-26
Vision school aims at quality education
VISION ... A section of the country’s first-ever Rukonga Vision School, which was officially inaugurated by President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Monday. Nampa
OLAVI HAIKERA
THE Rukonga Vision School, which opened its doors for learners for the first time earlier this year and is the first of its kind in Namibia, is situated some 200 kilometres east of Rundu in the Mukwe constituency.
THE Rukonga Vision School, which opened its doors for learners for the first time earlier this year and is the first of its kind in Namibia, is situated some 200 kilometres east of Rundu in the Mukwe constituency.
The school is regarded as the ‘torch-bearer of excellence’, and was set up by the Ministry of Education for gifted and brilliant pupils from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, especially those in rural areas who have shown great potential to develop and succeed in life.
The school currently accommodates 240 Grade 8 and Grade 11 pupils.
In his keynote address during the opening President Hifikepunye Pohamba said the location of the school in a rural area is aimed at providing promising young people with increased opportunities to access quality education.
“The establishment of the Vision School is part of the government’s broader strategy to work towards ensuring that Namibian children receive quality education,” said the President.
Pohamba announced that the government plans to establish six ‘vision schools’ in selected rural areas in the coming years as a way of addressing access to education, quality and equity.
The Ministry of Education has already decided to build the second vision school near Epembe in the Ohangwena Region.
In order to motivate the country’s young people to strive and do their best academically, entry to these schools will be based on excellent academic performances.
“The aim is to attract learners who demonstrate hard work and a high degree of academic aptitude, with a focus on those from rural areas and previously disadvantaged backgrounds,” Pohamba stated.
He called on parents, guardians and the community to take active interest in education, and to always encourage children to do their best by taking their education seriously.
Pohamba further urged the school’s leadership to do everything in its power to achieve the noble ideals for which it was created.
The Minister of Education, David Namwandi, said that although the school is situated in the Kavango Region, it should be regarded as a national project as it is an institution of standards, character and philosophy guided by national experts.
One unique identity of the school is that secondary education is provided free to learners, and they thus do not have to pay tuition or hostel fees, nor school development funds or examination fees.
The government will also provide in all the learners’ needs, including food, textbooks and other learning materials such as stationery, uniforms, toiletries and bedding.
Construction work on what was first known as the Divundu Vision School started in 2006 at a cost of N$109 million.
The Rukonga Vision School currently has 18 teachers.
It was built with funding provided through the Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme. – Nampa
The school currently accommodates 240 Grade 8 and Grade 11 pupils.
In his keynote address during the opening President Hifikepunye Pohamba said the location of the school in a rural area is aimed at providing promising young people with increased opportunities to access quality education.
“The establishment of the Vision School is part of the government’s broader strategy to work towards ensuring that Namibian children receive quality education,” said the President.
Pohamba announced that the government plans to establish six ‘vision schools’ in selected rural areas in the coming years as a way of addressing access to education, quality and equity.
The Ministry of Education has already decided to build the second vision school near Epembe in the Ohangwena Region.
In order to motivate the country’s young people to strive and do their best academically, entry to these schools will be based on excellent academic performances.
“The aim is to attract learners who demonstrate hard work and a high degree of academic aptitude, with a focus on those from rural areas and previously disadvantaged backgrounds,” Pohamba stated.
He called on parents, guardians and the community to take active interest in education, and to always encourage children to do their best by taking their education seriously.
Pohamba further urged the school’s leadership to do everything in its power to achieve the noble ideals for which it was created.
The Minister of Education, David Namwandi, said that although the school is situated in the Kavango Region, it should be regarded as a national project as it is an institution of standards, character and philosophy guided by national experts.
One unique identity of the school is that secondary education is provided free to learners, and they thus do not have to pay tuition or hostel fees, nor school development funds or examination fees.
The government will also provide in all the learners’ needs, including food, textbooks and other learning materials such as stationery, uniforms, toiletries and bedding.
Construction work on what was first known as the Divundu Vision School started in 2006 at a cost of N$109 million.
The Rukonga Vision School currently has 18 teachers.
It was built with funding provided through the Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme. – Nampa
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