Higher Education permanent secretary Alfred van Kent will head a delegation to Congo Brazzaville to investigate the situation of Namibian students and staff at the Loudima Institute for Technical and Vocational Training.
This follows a water and electricity crisis at the institution which was apparently fuelled by a reported assault on a Namibian staff member by Congolese police officers.
According to Van Kent, the altercation started when the Namibian employee refused instructions by the Congolese director, Celestin Mukoki, to attend a briefing.
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