Namibia: New Nantu Leaders Reveal Plans

4 September 2019

Windhoek — Newly elected Namibian National Teachers Union (Nantu) secretary general Loide Shaanika said the union will commit its energies to address love affairs between learners and their teachers that have resulted in some of the learners being impregnated.

"There are so many cases we heard of and we totally condemn that. These are the issues we are going to look at. As a union we don't only negotiate for salaries but have a huge responsibility to educate our members. Teachers in the classroom are seen as parents of learners and we need to conduct ourselves in a manner that learners feel safe in our hands," she said.

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