{"id":373913,"date":"2025-04-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=373913"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:25:47","slug":"steenkamp-urges-school-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=373913","title":{"rendered":"Steenkamp urges school safety measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UPDATE-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPDATE: The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, today visited the KW von Marees Combined School in Okahandja for an official inspection and engagement with the school management. 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