RUNDU – After anonymous claims of widespread jobs for sale and bribery against education officials in the two Kavango regions, the ministry says those making the allegations must come forth with evidence.

Education ministry’s executive director Sanet Steenkamp said although some anonymous sources are coming out to inform the ministry of allegations of corruption in the recruitment of teachers in the two Kavango regions, it is hard for the ministry to act because these sources are not providing evidence. She said the ministry can only act if there is evidence - even if the evidence is provided anonymously.

Steenkamp reacted to an anonymous letter written to New Era, accusing officials in the directorate of education of corruptly employing teachers for payments.

The anonymous whistleblower said he or she is a teacher, who works in the Kavango region, writing to get the article published to urge any patriotic Namibian police official, top government officials and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to put an end to the alleged rampant corruption taking place in the two Kavango regions, especially in Kavango East, where posts in education allegedly have price tags.

The author stated that teachers in these regions, who were fired from the civil service, were back at work, despite having received a termination of contract letters from the office of the Prime Minister in these regions.

“Some teachers come straight from resignation and get promotional posts as HODs. A school...

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