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Africa’s Flagship Universities Have a Proud History – but Are They Serving Local Communities?

[ad_1] Universities play a number of crucial roles in society. They educate students, research solutions to problems and serve as spaces for national debate. This is especially true for large public institutions, often referred to as flagship universities. A number were launched with great fanfare around the time of a country's independence from colonial rule. They were tasked with driving national development by training skilled graduates to fill workforce gaps […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 2

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Africa: IT, Education & Research, Governments Most Prone to Cybercriminals

[ad_1] Information Technology, Education & Research and Governments top the list of sectors attacked the most by cyber criminals globally, a new report has revealed. The 2024 Digital Defense Report by Microsoft shows the number of cyber-attacks has doubled to 600 million per day with growing collaboration between nation-state actors and cybercriminals. Nation-state threat attacks are malicious cyber-attacks driven by geopolitical competition, aiming to gain advantage over other nations such […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Zim to Host Africa Education Summit

[ad_1] Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE is set to host the third edition of the Africa Education Summit following approval by President Mnangagwa for the international conference to be held in Victoria Falls. The Africa Education Summit is a premier event dedicated to fostering educational advancement on the continent. The summit will be jointly hosted by Global Skills Hub United Kingdom (UK), Africa Education Stakeholders, and the Government of Zimbabwe. Representatives from Global Skills Hub United Kingdom met President Mnangagwa at State […]

todayOctober 29, 2024 1

Entertainment

Africa: If Your Child Is Watching TV and Playing Online Games, You Should Do It With Them – Here’s Why

[ad_1] Young children spend a lot of time using screens: watching television, playing on touchscreen apps, or Facetiming with grandparents. In fact, research on global screen time guidelines has found that around 75% of children aged up to two years use some form of digital media daily, and 64% of children aged two to five years use it for more than an hour a day. Digital media is part of children's lives and is set to stay that way. This […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Education and Gender Equality – Focus On Girls Isn’t Fair and Isn’t Enough – Global Study

[ad_1] For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank Group invested US$3.2 billion in education projects benefiting adolescent girls. The logic is straightforward. Girls face significant barriers to education, among them poverty, insufficient academic support, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, and school related gender-based violence. Reducing these barriers can substantially improve their educational outcomes. But is this approach - investing […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 2

News

South Africa: Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests – South African News Briefs – October 18, 2024

[ad_1] Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests Eight people were arrested in Sharpeville following the looting of spaza shops owned by foreign nationals, reports EWN. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said that the situation remained tense, with public order police deployed to monitor the area. Nevhuhulwi confirmed that five people were detained for public violence, while three foreign nationals were arrested for possessing unlicensed firearms. The looting of foreign-owned tuck shops took place after a local businessman was fatally […]

todayOctober 18, 2024

Africa

Africa Must Invest in School Feeding Programs to Boost Its Future

[ad_1] Speaking on World Food Day, Wawira Njiru, CEO of Kenyan non-profit Food for Education, has called on African and world leaders to invest in school feeding programs to feed the future of all of Africa. Ahead of a visit to Washington where she will meet with officials from the World Bank and pointing to data in the World Bank's recent Africa Pulse report, Wawira Njiru called for urgent investment in the school feeding revolution to ensure children across Africa […]

todayOctober 18, 2024

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South Africa: Minister Denies Olympic Joyride Claims – South African News Briefs – October 16, 2024

[ad_1]   Minister Denies Olympic Joyride Claims Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has expressed frustration over media reports claiming he took an extravagant trip to the Paris Olympics, costing taxpayers R800,000, reports EWN. The expense was disclosed in a parliamentary response from his department. McKenzie clarified that the trip, which also included eight officials at a total cost of R1.8 million, was for official meetings to benefit South Africa. He said that he attended six meetings in Paris, visited […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: Urgent Education Reform Key to Unlocking Faster, More Inclusive Growth in Africa

[ad_1] Washington — Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in "low gear" with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa's Pulse, the World Bank's twice-yearly regional economic update released on October 14, two factors are critical to jumpstart inclusive growth: stabilizing economies and transforming education to equip the region's growing workforce with stronger foundational skills and market relevant expertise. The report, which is in its […]

todayOctober 15, 2024 2

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