Staff Reporter A PARLIAMENTARY report has identified overcrowded classrooms accommodating up to 70 learners, slow adoption to the revised curriculum, and overworked teachers as some of the factors that led to the 85% high failure rate in 2023. The parliamentary committee conducted investigations in response to the public outcry regarding the dismal performance, which saw...
Overcrowding in the holding cells at the Rundu Police Station has become a matter of concern. Station Commander Chief Inspector Heremine Muranda says they are now challenged with providing effective service delivery to the inmates. Muranda was speaking during a visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Security on Thursday. The...
Oshakati — The Oshakati Intermedi ate Hospital’s management is pleading for an independent psychiatric unit in order to address mental illness crowdedness.The head and psychiatric specialist at the hospital, Moges Admassu, said the unit is overcrowded all the time, leading to some patients sleeping on the floor. “Usually, our bed capacity is more than 100%...
Omusati Governor Erginus Endjala said the region’s police holding cells are overcrowded. Endjala made the remarks whilst delivering his State of the Region Address (SORA) recently for the financial year 2022/23. According to Endjala, overcrowding in police holding cells worsens due to the growing trend in inmates’ pollution density. He noted that the cell capacity...