Beginning in 2026, Namibia Will Provide Free University Education
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the recently elected president of Namibia, declared on Thursday that her government will begin offering free higher education at state institutions and technical schools the next year.
During her State of the Nation address to Parliament last month, Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was sworn in as Namibia’s first female leader, made the news. “I am happy to announce that the government will fully subsidise tertiary education starting in the upcoming academic year, which begins in 2026,” she stated.
Public elementary and high schools in Namibia currently offer free education, although parents are still usually responsible for covering the cost of books, stationery, school clothes, and dormitory expenses. Universities and colleges would no longer charge tuition or registration fees under the new rule. T
In the nation of over 3 million people in southern Africa, there have been requests for years for the government to subsidise education at all levels. “Your cries have been heard,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said. According to her, the goal of the strategy was to increase youth chances in the face of youth unemployment and poverty. Official statistics indicate that 2.1 million Namibians are under 35.
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