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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2026

   Namibia: Education is a national priority, but challenges must be addressed

   Education unions reaffirmed that quality public education begins with quality funding during the Education International (EI) Southern Africa Sub-Regional Workshop on the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from July 23rd-24th, 2026.

   Namibia: Education is a national priority, but challenges must be addressed

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   Leading the profession 21 October 2020

   “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.

   Cherine Sabry

   Unions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...

   “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.

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   Leading the profession 17 October 2019

   “Higher ambitions for education and copyright in Africa and the world”, by Mugwena Maluleke.

   Mugwena Maluleke

   African nations actively participated in the development of the Sustainable Development Agenda that acknowledged the centrality of education in the achievement of all other plans for a better world. Like other nations of the world, they committed to the provision of a single, renewed education agenda that is holistic, ambitious...

   “Higher ambitions for education and copyright in Africa and the world”, by Mugwena Maluleke.

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 12 April 2018

   Namibia: Private influence in early childhood education and need to hire qualified teachers

   The Namibia National Teachers' Union has denounced the private sector role in the pre-primary sector, and demanded that qualified teachers be recruited in this education sector.

   Namibia: Private influence in early childhood education and need to hire qualified teachers

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   Union growth 1 May 2017

   This May Day, why not try solidarity?

   As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.

   This May Day, why not try solidarity?

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   Standards and working conditions 10 January 2013

   Namibia: educators demand salary increase

   Educators in Namibia are preparing to go on strike to demand a further increase in their salaries, as well as improved conditions of service.

   Namibia: educators demand salary increase