March 28
Zimbabwe: Prolific Public Speaker Set to Represent Zimbabwe At High Schools Competition in Poland
New Zimbabwe
By James Muonwa l Mashonaland West Correspondent Read more »
Namibia: Oshikoto's Education Directorate Still Stuck in Oshana
New Era
The Oshikoto region education directorate continues operating from offices in Ondangwa in the Oshana region, despite concerns over the associated costs. Read more »
March 27
Liberia: Worldwide Mission School Wins 2024 World Water Day Football Championship - Amos T. Warner Wins Kickball
FrontPageAfrica
World Wide Mission School clinched the 2024 World Water Day Football Championship by defeating St. Simon Baptist High School 8 - 7 in post-match penalty kicks, after seventy… Read more »
Liberia: Former VP Dedicates First China Aid Solar E-Classroom - Hails Chinese Government for Massive Support
FrontPageAfrica
The former Vice President, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor turned over a modern Solar E-Classroom Computer Lab at the Bassa High School in the Port City of Buchanan, Grand Bassa… Read more »
Liberia: Ecowas Amb. Nkrumah Encourages Liberian Students to Be Patriotic
FrontPageAfrica
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ambassador to Liberia, Amb. Josephine Nkrumah has called on school-going children to take their education seriously,… Read more »
March 26
Zambia: Literacy for Liberation - How the Socialist Party of Zambia Is Fighting Illiteracy
People's Dispatch
Since 2021, over 4,000 people in rural and urban areas have become literate in Zambia's official language, English, as a result of the Socialist Party's program Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Announces Sh13 Billion Funding Commitment From China for Tvets
Capital FM
President William Ruto has announced a Sh13 billion funding from China for the acquisition of learning equipment for Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Lack of Water, Poor Sanitation in Schools Hindering Girl-Child Education'
Daily Trust
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has expressed concern about the impact of inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in many… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Rolls Out Smart Schs Project ...About 1.3m Students to Receive 1 Tablet Each
Ghanaian Times
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday launched the Smart Schools Project with about 1.3million students set to receive one tablet each. Read more »
Malawi: Public University Students, Hails Chakwera for Hiking Student's Upkeep Allowances
Nyasa Times
The leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Malawi has commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his directive of hiking the… Read more »
South Africa: Higher Education Deregisters Four Private Institutions
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Higher Education and Training has cancelled the registration of four Educor institutions after failing to submit proof of their financial viability to the… Read more »
Egypt: Education Minister Receives the US Ambassador to Cairo
Egypt Online
Minister of Education and Technical Education, Reda Hegazy, received ambassador Hero Mostafa Garg, USA Ambassador in Cairo, and her accompanying delegation, to discuss enhancing… Read more »
March 25
Africa: Rural Schools in South Africa Can Produce Good Exam Results Too - Study Shows What's Behind One Success Story [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Each weekday, hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers in South Africa's rural areas (which make up just over 31% of the country's total area) make the journey to school.… Read more »
Ghana: Stop Targeting Character of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang - NDC Women Caucus in Parliament
Ghanaian Times
The Women Caucus of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to concentrate on revitalising the economy… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town School in the Dark Because It Owes Thousands to Eskom
GroundUp
A teacher at Vergenoegd Primary in Delft, Cape Town, says they discovered that the bursar office missed payments from August 2023 Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Bans Vacation School - Says Pupils Need to Rest
New Zimbabwe
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) has put its foot down outlawing the conduct of extra lessons, guised as vacation classes, during the upcoming April school… Read more »
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - SSANU Threatens Indefinite Action, As Unions End Warning Strike
Premium Times
The SSANU President, Mr Ibrahim said: I hate to say and with a very heavy heart, if it means shutting down the system again, once our organs sanctions it, we will do it. This time… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Partners Tetfund, Nigerian Universities to Establish Research Funding Body
Premium Times
The agency said the absence of a recognised national research and innovation funding agency in Nigeria has hindered its ability to access global funding opportunities. Read more »
Liberia: Christ Embassy Breaks Ground for Free Primary School to Serve Underprivileged Children
FrontPageAfrica
As part of its many humanitarian assistants to the world, the Christ Embassy Church through the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) has broken grounds for the… Read more »
Rwanda: Education - Minister Calls for Collective Efforts to Advance Foundational Learning
New Times
The Minister of Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu, has called for collective efforts to ensure that every Rwandan child receives a strong foundation at an early age, thereby unlocking… Read more »
Nigeria: Father Alia's Shocking Revelations - In Benue, We Had More Ghost Schools, Workers Than Real Ones
Vanguard
...How we saved billions of naira Read more »
Nigeria: WAEC Gets New Head of Council
Vanguard
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has elected Prof. Thomas Brima Rick Yormah as the 21st Chairman of Council during the 72nd Annual Council Meeting. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Learners Walk Away With Scholarships in Pure Drop Promo
The Herald
About 750 learners won prizes in the Olivine Industries Pure Drop scholarship bonanza competition whose draw was held this week. Read more »
Nigeria: 500 Prospective Retirees to Benefit From Skill Acquisition Training
Daily Trust
No fewer than 500 prospective retirees will benefit from skill acquisition training and strategic knowledge on retirement planning at the forthcoming 2024 National Pre-retirement… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Man Who Raped Grade 7 Pupil Jailed 15 Years
New Zimbabwe
A KAROI man will forever rue the day he let lust take over him and proposed love to a juvenile before subsequently rapping her resulting in the girl falling pregnant. Read more »