May 08
Kenya: All Schools to Be Re-Opened On Monday
Capital FM
President William Ruto has ordered the re-opening of all schools on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
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South Africa: Internal Ructions and Disruptions At SA Universities Skyrocket With Government Pulled Into Fray [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Spats and allegations of maladministration during the awarding of contracts and overstepping statutory rules for appointments rock SA's six universities -- including University of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Demand Fair Wages and Collective Bargaining
263Chat
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has raised concern over the plight and welfare of teachers saying it is increasingly undermining the quality of education delivery,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Dance At Work to Get Mnangagwa's Attention, After He Dished Out U.S.$800 to Supporter
New Zimbabwe
MEMBERS of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have promised to show their dance moves in hopes President Emmerson Mnangagwa notices them and much like he… Read more »
Nigeria: Why There's No Excitement Running Universities in Nigeria - - Vice-Chancellor
Premium Times
The vice-chancellor argued that university staff were being paid salaries not commensurate with the volume of their work in the institution. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announces a National Financial Education Module for Youth and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Mastercard Foundation
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), the Mastercard Foundation, and First Consult, through the BRIDGES programme, announced the National Financial Education Module for Youth and… Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Demand Wits Take Public Stand On Gaza
GroundUp
Calls for "academic boycott of apartheid Israel" Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: Tinubu to Inaugurate OOU Post-Graduate As Awujale Clocks 90
Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu will be inaugurating the school of Postgraduate and Research Studies in Governance at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. Read more »
May 06
Kenya: Kenya's Public Universities - Financing Model Overhaul Fails to Address Biggest Challenge - Funding [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya adopted a new approach to public university funding beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. Rapid student enrolment growth and declining state revenues have triggered the… Read more »
Nigeria: Only Qualified Teachers Shall Teach Borno Pupils - Zulum
Daily Trust
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has vowed not to be deterred by criticism, saying only qualified teachers would teach in Borno primary schools. Read more »
South Africa: Administrator Addresses Alleged Outstanding Payments for Private Student Accommodation
SAnews.gov.za
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, has assigned staff to urgently address concerns around the outstanding payments for private student… Read more »
Rwanda: Equipping Primary School Teachers With Laptops Is Key to Bridging Digital Divide
New Times
This past week, the government, through the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) announced that they would soon reinvigorate the programme to distribute laptop computers to various… Read more »
Ghana: We'll Provide Free Tertiary Education for PWDs
Ghanaian Times
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has unveiled a ground-breaking educational policy aimed at supporting persons with disabilities (PWDs). Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Re-Construct All Damaged Roads, Schools
Capital FM
The National Chairperson Committee of Transport and Infrastructure, George Kariuki Ndia Member of Parliament says roads and schools damaged by the ongoing rains will be… Read more »
Malawi: Report Exposes That Very Little of Approved Funds in the Education Sector Is Being Disbursed
Nyasa Times
Disbursement and utilisation of funds in the country's education sector is fraught with significant discrepancies with little of the approved funds trickling down, according to a… Read more »
May 05
Rwanda: 25,000 Primary School Teachers to Get Laptops
New Times
Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) has announced plans to spend Rwf12 billion to distribute laptops to 25,000 primary school teachers. Read more »
May 03
Nigeria: Tinubu's Nigeria - a Year At the Edge of the Abyss [analysis]
African Arguments
University students are among those hit hardest by the Tinubu administration's IMF-directed austerity programme. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme Has Helped Millions but Is in Trouble - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The board of South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country's higher education and training minister, Blade Nzimande, and the… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's School Population Is Exploding - But There's Nowhere for Them to Sit.
Global Press Journal
Government grants are starting to chip away at the problem -- and giving carpenters a much-needed boost, too. Read more »
South Africa: 'Missing Joshlin Smith's DNA Found in Saldanha Bay' - South African News Briefs - May 3, 2024
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May 02
Liberia: President Boakai Launches Liberia Digital Transformation Project, Targeting 10,000 Youths
FrontPageAfrica
President Boakai has launched Liberia's Digital Transformation Project, targeting 10,000 youths nationwide. This initiative fulfills his commitment made during his first state of… Read more »
Liberia: GOL Finally Settles WAEC's Debts
Liberian Observer
For Liberian students who were in danger of missing the regionally administered West African Senior Secondary Certification Examinations (WASSCE) due to years of indebtedness to… Read more »
May 01
Nigeria: Akpata's Visit Controversy - Uniben Suspends Sug
Vanguard
·LP vows to resist attempts to frustrate Akpata's campaign·Says it's humbled by massive supportBy John Alechenu & Ozioruva Aliu Read more »
Nigeria: University Age Controversy
Vanguard
Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir, while monitoring the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Abuja, announced that 18 years would henceforth be the minimum… Read more »
Nigeria: 'It's Economic Diversification', Nans Lauds Ongoing Mining Sector Reforms
Vanguard
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has lauded the ongoing reforms in Nigeria's mining sector and commends the Ministry for their efforts in diversifying the… Read more »