Namibia: Government Shuts 221 Literacy Centres

A recent education ministry study has uncovered a huge financial drain, revealing that millions of dollars were wasted on ineffective literacy centres.

This discovery comes after a comprehensive study conducted across all 14 regions, to assess the functionality of the national literacy programme and adult upper primary education literacy centres.

“We found that many centres were not serving their intended purpose and were essentially draining government resources,” said Sanet Steenkamp, the…