Weather disrupts primary school in Kavango Region

RUNDU – Teachers and pupils at Ngwangwa Primary School in the Rundu Rural-West constituency say they cannot reach the school because of a swollen river.

The children say the river is flowing so strongly that they are afraid to venture cross it. Teachers have a slightly different dilemma.They can either teach with wet clothes, or take off their clothes and cross the river semi-naked in full view of their pupils.Regional Councillor Herbert Shixwameni says the matter was brought to the attention of the Rundu Town Council early last year.He says the Council informed him that it planned to build a wooden bridge at the site to solve the problem.The Councillor appealed to the Town Council to speed up the construction.He said that children and teachers could catch diseases by wading through the dirty water every day.Rundu Mayor Sabina Mufenda Nestor has urged people to be patient, saying the matter was receiving the attention of the Council.- NampaTeachers have a slightly different dilemma.They can either teach with wet clothes, or take off their clothes and cross the river semi-naked in full view of their pupils.Regional Councillor Herbert Shixwameni says the matter was brought to the attention of the Rundu Town Council early last year.He says the Council informed him that it planned to build a wooden bridge at the site to solve the problem.The Councillor appealed to the Town Council to speed up the construction.He said that children and teachers could catch diseases by wading through the dirty water every day.Rundu Mayor Sabina Mufenda Nestor has urged people to be patient, saying the matter was receiving the attention of the Council.- Nampa