Four learners who attend the Basketball Artists School in Katutura, Windhoek, set a milestone this week Wednesday when they became the first-ever learners to receive scholarships to study at university.
The school's Head of Project, Frank Albin said this is the first time in their 8-year existence that bursaries were awarded for tertiary study. Eino Absalom, Jacobina Uushona, Michael Shikemeni and Lino Nina Simao received their bursaries from the school's chairperson, Dr Vetumbuavi Veii, assisted by board members Katrina Gowases and Paulus Lewin, The four learners successfully passed their Grade 12 examinations at the end of 2017 qualifying them for university entrance. The bursaries' combined value exceeds N$100,000.
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