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Published on 2024-02-20 14:15:51
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has made the decision to declare Friday, 23rd February, a school holiday. This is part of the mourning arrangements for president Hage Geingob, as well as the preparation for his final memorial service and funeral which will take place over the weekend. The announcement was made by the Executive Director, Sanet Steenkamp, through a media release on Tuesday.
Steenkamp stated, “This is part of the activities leading up to the national memorial service on Saturday, 24th February, and the state funeral on Sunday, 25th February,”
She also requested that principals and teachers from Windhoek schools identify representatives in groups of 15 to 20 pupils who will be in full school uniform to take part in the official procession on Friday during the memorial service. The drop-off venue and collection point will be communicated to the Director of Education, Arts and Culture of the Khomas Regional Council in due course.
Furthermore, Esther Angula, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture public relations officer, announced that there will also be no school on Monday, 26th February, due to the public holiday.
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The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has declared a school holiday on Friday, 23rd February in order to allow students and staff to take part in the mourning arrangements and preparations for the memorial service and funeral of President Hage Geingob. The announcement was made by the Executive Director, Sanet Steenkamp, who stated that this is part of the activities leading up to the national memorial service on Saturday, 24th February, and the state funeral on Sunday, 25th February.
In addition, the Ministry has requested that principals and teachers from Windhoek schools identify representatives in groups of 15 to 20 pupils who will be in full school uniform to take part in the official procession on Friday during the memorial service. The drop-off venue and collection point will be communicated to the Director of Education, Arts and Culture of the Khomas Regional Council in due course.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture public relations officer, Esther Angula, has confirmed that there will also be no school on Monday, 26th February, due to the public holiday.
This decision by the Ministry is in line with the mourning and funeral arrangements for President Hage Geingob and is aimed at allowing the education community to pay their respects and participate in the memorial activities.
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