Africa Links 24 with Shelleygan Petersen
Published on 2025-02-20 15:00:00
The government has developed a school grant policy to address challenges caused by a larger chunk of the education budget being allocated to teachers’ salaries, while textbooks and stationery remain underfunded.
The policy was tabled for approval in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Budget documents show that 77.7% of the education budget goes to 33 322 teachers countrywide, while 5% represents N$970 million. The overall staff complement is 43 100.
In the 2023/2024 financial…
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