Namibia: 30,000 Drop Out of School

More than 30 000 pupils did not return to school across the country during the gradual return to classes after the Covid-19 lockdown last year, leaving without a trace, while over 3 600 schoolgirls fell pregnant during the 2020 academic year.

The minister of education, arts and culture, Anna Nghipondonka, yesterday announced that 30 665 pupils could not be traced.

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