Steenkamp highlights urgent need to combat 'learning poverty' nationwide

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2026-01-29

WINDHOEK, 26 January 2026 - Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp pictured at NSFAF's 2026 online application system on Monday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 29 JAN (NAMPA) – Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, on Thursday, highlighted the need to combat ‘learning poverty’ amongst lower primary learners across the country.
The minister stressed that seven out of 10 children in Namibia at 10 years of age cannot read a comprehensive English text or do basic mathematics, which she described as ‘learning poverty.’
Steenkamp made the remarks duri...

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