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Pre-primary to Grade 3 pupils will close on 3 December 2021, while Grade 4 to 10 pupils will close on 9 December 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. THE education ministry has announced the early closure of schools, due to the leakage of national examination papers. This was said in a statement issued yesterday by the education executive director, Sanet Steenkamp. 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