{"id":373080,"date":"2025-04-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=373080"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:49:49","slug":"nghaamwa-calls-on-namibians-to-invest-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=373080","title":{"rendered":"Nghaamwa calls on Namibians to invest in education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria David<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORMER Ohangwena Governor Usko Nghaamwa said many of the people who are serving in various important sectors all come from education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nghaamwa made the remarks during the Oshikunde School awards held on Friday, saying education is the key that they should all support and uplift.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373082\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--190x190.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education--105x105.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nghaamwa-Calls-on-Namibians-to-invest-in-education-.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone who serves our country\u2014doctors, engineers, farmers\u2014comes from education. It\u2019s the key to our success, and we must all support it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nghaamwa then pointed out the cars at the event, which were all made overseas. &#8220;Why can\u2019t we, as an educated nation, make our own things?&#8221; he asked. He urged Namibians to focus on producing goods locally, like food and fertilizers, to avoid relying on other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He praised Oshikunde School as a place of hope, saying, \u201cThis school is in a fertile area, and these children are in good hands with their teachers. Our future depends on them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking directly to the learners, he urged them not to forget why they are in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou are the future leaders and innovators. We need to start making our own products here in Namibia. If other countries stop supplying us, we\u2019ll be in trouble,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nghaamwa then called on more Namibians to join hands and invest in education, saying that every child deserves to be in school so they can help build their country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David FORMER Ohangwena Governor Usko Nghaamwa said many of the people who are serving in various important sectors all come from education. 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