Kunene grapples with overcrowded hostels and shack classrooms

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2025-10-10

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OPUWO, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – The education crisis in the Kunene Region deepens, with a recent report indicating declining conditions of several school hostels and an increasing number of shack classrooms at some schools.
Overcrowding has compelled some schools to use shacks and tents as classrooms to manage the rising enrolment numbers, while congestion in some hostels continues to reach alarming levels.
The report released by the regional education d...

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