THE London Business School has introduced a scholarship fund in honour of the late Zimbabwean business excecutive Themba Muchaneta, who died in a car accident in Wiltshire in South West England last year. Muchaneta, who passed away at the age of 40, was one of London Business School’s most successful former students. After graduating from […]
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At Chondilo EPC, in Rovene locality, in Massinga, Inhambane province, the registration could begin on Wednesday, according to the director of the school. At EP1 Nicora, Cuamba, Niassa, the registration past has not opened. On Ibo island, in Cabo Delgado, registration at the Rituto neighbourhood registration post only began at 10.00 yesterday (Monday, 24 April). […]
THE government has no plans whatsoever to transform the old Sengerema Secondary School into the Mining and Fisheries College, Parliament heard here on Friday. Deputy Minister of State, President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Mr Deogratius Ndejembi issued the government’s stance when responding to a question asked by Sengerema Member of Parliament (MP), […]
The Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) and the Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (Nappa) signed an agreement in Windhoek yesterday to offer sexual education to Namibians. SPWC secretary Fransina Kahungu said many times women are curious about family planning. “Where Nappa is doing these activities, means SPWC shall also do the same. “Where possible, Nappa will […]
Mr Benjamin said out of the 947,000 candidates who had taken the test since Tuesday, only 64,000 have so far experienced hitches. The Head of the Public Affairs and Protocol Unit of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Fabian Benjamin, has said the examination body is currently reviewing the details of the Unified Tertiary […]
The examination body urged the affected candidates to re-print their examination slips on Wednesday, 26 April to know their new scheduled venue, date and time. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who couldn’t take their tests on Tuesday due to technical hitches. The […]
Provincial education department has promised to provide ten buses Learners from Special Schools in KwaZulu-Natal have returned to classrooms on Monday. This follows a nearly two-month boycott by parents and learners who accused the provincial Department of Education and Dube-Ncube of neglecting the needs of learners with disabilities. Since 1 March parents have been demanding […]
A Nigerian university lecturer, Professor Ademola Adenle, has emerged as the only African among the winners of the Sustainability 2022 Carbon Neutrality Award by the Sustainability Publishing House Office, Basel, Switzerland. Adenle who lectures at the Department of Technology Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, was listed as the winner of the third prize […]
The Government of Rwanda has granted Mount Kenya University Rwanda (MKUR) full accreditation to operate as a fully-fledged university. The accredited institution will launch as Mount Kigali University (MKU) This is according to a communique from the Office of the Prime Minister. The communique details several orders made by a Cabinet meeting chaired by President […]
The University of Liberia (UL) has launched a digital platform through which candidates can apply for admission in a bid to ease the burden of students queuing in long lines to be processed for registration and admission. UL President Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson. Jr. launched the platform on the UL Fendall campus Thursday, […]
There is need for the government to make the Zimbabwean constitution a part of schools’ curricula and to the training of security forces, civil service and employees of public institutions, Parliament Speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. During a presentation at the National Defence University on ‘Parliament’s oversight role and contribution to national security’ recently, Mudenda […]
“We strongly hope that our call for rescue to our dear nation Nigeria will be responded to with immediate effect,” the students appealed. The National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan (NANSS) has appealed to the federal government for the evacuation of its members. “We hereby write soliciting and yearning for the Nigerian Government’s intercession […]
Derek Hanekom Appointed New SAA Interim Chair Former Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has been appointed as the new interim chairperson of South African Airways (SAA), reports eNCA. The other interim directors include Fathima Gany, a finance expert; Fundi Sithebe, former chief operating officer of Airports Company of SA (ACSA); Mahlubi Mazwi, a strategist in finance […]
Nairobi — Nairobi is home to some of the most expensive international schools in Africa, with parents willing to splash millions of shillings on their children. The latest data from the International Schools Database (ISD) shows that on average, schools charge Sh4.2 million ($30,934 per year). On the lower side, they charge Sh125,991 ($935). “It […]
Students from a number of high schools in Margibi County, including the Booker Washington Institute (BWI) are involved in criminal activities both on their campuses and in communities, Police in the county report. The students are from about four secondary schools in Kakata, Margibi usually engaged in the acts during the day and at night […]
New Judge Expected to Preside Over Jacob Zuma’s Corruption Trial The fraud and corruption trial involving former South African president Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales is resuming at the Pietermaritzburg High Court, reports SABC News. Zuma is facing charges related to fraud, corruption, and money laundering in connection with an arms deal […]
Without $97 billion in extra funding, a range of countries will fail to meet their 2030 national education targets, a new UN report revealed on Friday, calling for an urgent review of financing. The paper Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks? by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and […]
The UN in The Gambia is supporting initiatives to bridge the gender disparity gap in STEM through raising awareness and capacity-building support to women-owned businesses In the heart of The Gambia, an intrepid young woman called Fatou Juka Darbor is blazing a trail for women fuelled by her fiery passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering […]