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Jan
Niël Terblanché As the new academic year got out of the starting blocks, many parents in the Khomas and Erongo regions of Namibia anxiously await news about whether their children will secure places in schools. A massive undertaking is currently in progress to create new classrooms and schools to accommodate the growing number of students in these regions. Sanet Steenkamp, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, points to rapid urbanization as a primary cause of this predicament and the challenges posed by school choice. “In many cases, rural schools have plenty of space, while urbanized…