Enjoy A Date Day Out And About In Cape Town
The weather may be cooling down, but that’s no reason to stay indoors in the Mother City. If you are looking to spend some quality time with your partner, don’t just limit it to one meal. Make a day of it! And in Cape Town, it’s pretty easy with plenty of things to do and […]
This is a Moment for the Women of Kenya
At a Nairobi rally, Raila Odinga revealed he would share a ticket for the next presidential elections scheduled in August, with female politician and one-time rival. Karua, a former presidential candidate herself, was nicknamed ‘iron lady’ as she fought her way up the male-dominated Kenyan political arena. If the pair win the polls, Karua would become […]
US Support in Somalia Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time
Somalia’s newly elected president is welcoming word that U.S. special operation forces will again be based in Somalia to help in the fight against the al-Shabab terror group. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud thanked U.S. President Joe Biden in a tweet Tuesday, calling the United States “a reliable partner in our quest to stability and fight against […]
A Symbol of Sudan’s Resistance
Featured in a new Guardian documentary, “the ‘Spider-Man’ of Sudan”, who cannot be named for his safety, has become a symbol of protests that began in October. Dressed in his increasingly frayed suit and mask he and other demonstrators confront teargas canisters, water cannon and often live bullets. During the protests his childhood friend was […]
Families of Trapped Miners in Limbo
Rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government has said, all but extinguishing hope that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month. The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp and located about 120km west of the […]
Preparing Teachers For Project-Based Teaching
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing how we learn, work and thrive. The education sector – internationally and in South Africa – has responded to this evolution by researching, implementing and monitoring new methodologies to educate our children, so that we can prepare them to adapt to a rapidly changing world. Covid-19 has presented us […]
Call To Invest ‘Serious Resources’ In Education, To Stem Tide Of Child Labour
By Cecilia Russell “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour.” So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of Education International’s African Regional Office in Accra, Ghana adapting liberation icon and late South African president Nelson Mandela’s famous quote about how education can change the world. Sinyolo was participating in a themed discussion […]
