More than 15 million learners are expected to return to school tomorrow, some for the first time in nine months, amid uncertainty among teachers and education officials on how to run the institutions during a pandemic. While some have put in place some hygiene facilities, including sanitising points, hand-washing points, thermoguns and extra toilets to […]
Language: Otjihimba, a dialect of the Herero language. Population : About 20,000 to 50,000 people. They are found in Namibia and Angola. The Himba (singular: Omuhimba, plural : Ovahimba) are ancient tribe of Namibia, they are closely related to the Herero. They are semi-nomadic, pastoral people who keep cattle and goats. Women tend to perform […]
Prof Magoha said no child should be denied admission because of unpaid fees for the first term or second term.Tonny Omondi | Nation Media Group Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has warned head teachers against violating fees guidelines after a parents’ association reported complaints about higher levies charged by schools. The Kenya National Parents Association […]
Without fees during the nine-month closure, many private schools were unable to pay staff, teachers and other workers. Covid-19 has put out of business more than 300 private schools, which means over 56,000 learners must seek admission in new institutions on Monday. According to the Kenya Private Schools Association, 339 academies, majority in densely populated […]
Kirinyaga teachers cite lack of water, masks spacing for social distancing and lack of teachers. AS IT SHOULD BE: Lessons at Mwingi Primary School on Monday, October 12, in an advance reopening test.Image: LINAH MUSANGI Teachers in Kirinyaga say the government has failed to put in place measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 when schools reopen […]
The highest ranking institutions of higher learning in Africa mostly comes from South Africa. These 11 universities in Africa are featured in 2021 QS World University Ranking. 1. University of Cape Town This university is the top most prestigious university in Africa, it is also the oldest in South Africa. In the QS 2021 World […]
President Kagame of Rwanda laud a number of achievements in 2020. According to Kagame Rwanda constructed over 22,000 classrooms across the country, which enabled learners to restart learning while observing social distance. Agricultural productivity maintained a good pace in the wake of pandemic period with more than $400 million earned from agricultural exports. Over 5,000 […]
Between April and August 2020, Human Rights Watch conducted 57 remote interviews with students, parents, teachers, and education officials across Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia to learn about the effects of the pandemic on children’s education. Human Rights Watch research shows that school closures […]
It’s not the best and most prestigious university today, but it’s the oldest university in the world. According to Guinness World Records and UNESCO, al-Qarawiyyin University (also written as Al-Karaouine) is “the oldest existing institutional of higher learning in the world.” This university was founded in 859 A. D. by a Tunisian-born woman al Fihri […]