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By Oceano Sanhá Tchongo In fragile education systems, the conversation often revolves around numbers: more schools, more teachers, more students enrolled. But what if the real shift we need is not about more, but about different? When I first entered a classroom in Guinea-Bissau more than a decade ago, I ....
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Corruption in the civil engineering and construction sector continues to undermine infrastructure delivery and public trust. South Africa scored 41 points out of 100 on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index[1], indicating a challenging national corruption environment that also impacts the construction sector, underscoring the urgent need for strong ethical governance, transparency and protection for whistleblowers […]
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Continuous investment underscores DP World’s commitment to education, sustainability, and community development in Somaliland DP World Berbera has handed over a new, science laboratory to Sheikh University of Science and Technology, fulfilling a US$250,000 commitment made in 2022 to advance education and empower future generations in Somaliland. The state-of-the-art facility will enhance the university’s research […]
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The annual Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge (AGEC) for schools and learners across Southern Africa has named its winners for 2025 – and this year, three Gauteng learners have come out tops among the 40 000 participants from across Southern Africa. AGEC plays a unique role in Southern Africa by focusing on early-stage entrepreneurial exposure – targeting high school […]
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Ruta Sechaba Foundation learners seek end to GBV and poverty, and a move to green energy What does the future look like 25 years from now? Well, for a cohort of young girls there is an overwhelming belief that by 2050, leadership in society will be overwhelmingly female. And the key priority areas for these […]
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The African Union Commission announced the introduction of a new category for the teachers prize, the Rural Continental Teacher Award, within the African Union Continental Teacher Awards (CTA), to begin in 2026 and continue for an initial period of three years. The new category, developed in partnership with Humana People to People and the Humana People to […]
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By Theresa Michael CEO Afrika Tikkun Bambanani Books are not just pages bound together. They are doors. Secret passageways. Portals to galaxies, kingdoms, and adventures waiting to be discovered. Every year September is International Literacy Month and we are reminded that when children read, they don’t just stay in the book – they leap out […]
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