Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa: Mother Tongue Tied
For many South African children who started school this year, there will be several firsts: the first time they learn how to read and write, the first time they learn […]
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South Africa: ‘Education as an Elixir for Freedom’
‘EDUCATION AS AN ELIXIR FOR FREEDOM’ Good evening. Thank you for Professor Desai for this opportunity, and good evening to you all. My speech tonight will rely on facts and […]
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20 000 March For Minimum Norms And Standards!
20 000 learners, parents, community members and activists march on Parliament with Equal Education for a Quality Education, demanding the Minister of Basic Education to adopt Minimum Norms and Standards […]
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“Cry for better education”
ABOUT 20,000 pupils from various schools across Cape Town marched on Parliament yesterday, appealing to the Department of Education to build libraries and to adopt “norms and standards” for all […]
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“Children voice their demands”
ABOUT 20 000 pupils from primary and high schools in Cape Town marched in the city centre to mark Human Rights Day and to demand equal rights and access to […]
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South Africa: A Second Chance
ATLANTIS, SOUTH AFRICA – It’s Monday morning and Anne Loock is awake and ready for school. She goes over her math homework, packs a pencil box, and heads out the […]
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South Africa: A Frank Assessment
CAPE TOWN, South Africa | Zukile Mhlengana is contemplating leaving the teaching profession after spending 15 years in the classroom. He is a math and science teacher at Masibambisane High […]
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South Africa: Mother Tongue Tied Narrated Slideshow
For many South African children who started school this year, there will be several firsts: the first time they learn how to read and write, the first time they learn […]
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South Africa: A Fateful Decision
Johannesburg | In South Africa, any discussion of education reform begins and ends with the acronym OBE. Those three letters stand for Outcome-Based Education, a system adopted by the government […]
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Angola: Slow Recovery
LUANDA, Angola | Any discussion of the education sector in Angola cannot avoid the devastation wrought by over 25 years of civil war. At the height of the Cold War […]
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