September 20
Uganda: Kalungu Primary School Reopens Amid Fears of Future Flooding
Nile Post
Teachers and pupils at Kamuwunga Primary School in Kalungu District have returned to their classrooms after being displaced by severe floods earlier this year. Read more »
Zimbabwe: 400 Beam Beneficiaries Risk Missing Ordinary and Advanced Level Exams As Govt Fails to Pay Fees
New Zimbabwe
THE government says 400 students under the BEAM scheme will miss their 'O' and 'A' Level ZIMSEC exams this year as Treasury has yet to pay ZIMSEC fees. Read more »
September 19
South Africa: 25 Injured in Cape Town Train Derailment - South African News Briefs - September 19, 2024
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South Africa: South Africa Has a New Education Law - Some Love It, Some Hate It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address… Read more »
Kenya: Employment Court Halts Strike By University Staff in Urgent Suit By Councils
Capital FM
The Employment and Labour Court has suspended a strike called by the University staff under the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU)… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Sound Alarm Over Education Quality Amid Staffing Crisis
Nile Post
According to Mbale Woman MP Connie Galiwango, "There is one university operating at 12%, and Kyambogo is at least at 30%. What products are we getting?" Read more »
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Africa: Apply to the Princeton in Africa Fellowship Program - Deadline for 2025-26 Fellowship Applications is October 27th, 2024
PiAf
Princeton in Africa's 2025-26 fellowship application is now live! To access the application and find out more information about Princeton in Africa, please visit the " How to… Read more »
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - Again, SSANU, Nasu Threaten Indefinite Strike
Premium Times
The unions announced a 'final three-week ultimatum' starting from 17 September 2024, warning that if their demands are not met, they will commence an indefinite strike. Read more »
Kenya: MPs Criticise Analysis Tool On New University Funding Model Categorization
Capital FM
The new university funding model is still a headache in the Ministry of Education with Members of Parliament criticising of the Means Testing Instrument (MTI) of the funding model. Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef Tasks North-West States On Increased Funding for Early Childhood Education
Leadership
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has asked states in the North-West region to increase funding for Early Child Care Development Education (ECCDE). Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles' and Cuban Presidents Meet to Discuss Cooperation in Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice
Seychelles News Agency
The President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan and his counterpart from Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, have agreed to further enhance cooperation, in the healthcare,… Read more »
Ghana: United Kingdom Joins Hands With WFP to Support Food Fortification and School Feeding in Ghana
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a £500,000 (US$ 628,000) contribution from the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support a… Read more »
Namibia: 'Banning Political Activism On Campus Is Wrong'
Namibian
The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) does not welcome the ban on political activities at the University of Namibia (Unam). Read more »
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Africa: The Mastercard Foundation to Accelerate Education & Job Creation for Over 70,000 Young Africans
Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation is expanding its long-standing partnerships with the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) to… Read more »
Nigeria: Neco Releases 2024 SSCE Results, Records 60.6 Percent Pass
Premium Times
NECO said a total of 828,284 representing 60.55 per cent of the 1,367,736 candidates who sat the examination, had at least credits in five subjects including English Language and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Strengthening Ethio-China Ties Through Education, Infrastructure Development
Ethiopian Herald
In the twenty-first century, global collaboration among countries has become increasingly vital for development across various sectors. A notable example of this is the partnership… Read more »
South Africa: Education Expert, Prof Mary Metcalfe, Weighs in On Bela Act
SAnews.gov.za
Education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe says she expects careful and considered engagements around the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act to take place over the next three… Read more »
South Africa: Basic Education Ready for 2024 Matric Examinations
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says all systems are in place for it to administer the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations for the Class of 2024. Read more »
Uganda: Youth Unemployment Is a Genuine Concern, Nakalema Tells Academics
Nile Post
Col Nakalema stressed the importance of collective action to address the country's high youth unemployment rates. Read more »
Uganda: MPs Warn Shs6.5bn Budget Shortfall Is Threatening Lower Secondary Curriculum Implementation
Nile Post
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports, James Kubekiteriya, highlighted a significant shortfall of Shs6.5 billion, which is hindering efforts to… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Central African Republic: New Digital Era Dawns with Debut of High-speed Internet Cable
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Junior is a young student at a technical college in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, getting set to resume studies at the University of Bangui. From childhood, he… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Schools Excel in Entrepreneurship
The Herald
The gap between education and industry is being closed by educational programmes that incooporate entrepreneurship and emerging technologies, Primary and Secondary Education… Read more »
Nigeria: School Resumption - Nigerian Parents Battle Rising Costs Amid Petrol Price Hike
Vanguard
As schools across Nigeria have resumed for a new academic session, many parents are under the financial strain occasioned by the hike in the price of petrol. Therefore, many… Read more »
Kenya: MPs Probe Sh29.8mn Moi University Gate in Details Unearthed By Audit Report
Capital FM
Details disclosed before the National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Education have revealed how Moi University spent a whooping Sh29.8 million to build the university… Read more »
South Africa: Bonteheuwel Learners On the March
GroundUp
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Namibia: Universities Collaborate On Energy Sector
Namibian
The International University of Management (IUM) and Witwatersrand University have collaborated to assist in creating professional qualifications in the energy sector. Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, IMF Interfering With Nigerian Universities - Lautech Pro-Chancellor
Daily Trust
Pro-chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Professor Ayodeji Omole, has said Nigerian universities are… Read more »
Nigeria: SSANU, Nasu Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Issue 3-Week Ultimatum
Daily Trust
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has… Read more »