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[Janine Erasmus] South Africa's Rhodes University, in the Eastern Cape province, and UNESCO are in the process of developing a syllabus for better reporting on Africa. The two organisations have a common goal of ensuring top-quality journalism education and training on the continent, which will result in equally high-calibre reportage. 21 Jan 2010 10:35
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[Bongani Nkosi] Children in the United Kingdom are learning isiZulu, seSotho and all the other official South African languages as part of the global Teaching Handwriting Reading and Spelling Skills (Thrass) phonics programme. 23 Dec 2009 17:23
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LAGOS: A state-run Nigerian university has dismissed more than 1,000 workers, including senior teachers, over huge monthly salary bills and to save it from bankruptcy, the university announced on Wednesday, 9 December 2009. 14 Dec 2009 07:45
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] After an intense three-day hands-on training and conference hosted at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng under the supervision of Nokia Finland, many software developers said they will take home a great deal of knowledge that will boost their careers. And Nokia said it will be with them ‘all the way' to ensure that they become successful in their business. 4 Dec 2009 08:29
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Applications are open for the 2009 Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. The best entrepreneurial education program in Africa will be awarded US$10,000. The competition, run by UK-based education charity Teach a Man to Fish is also offering prizes of US$1,000 for the best entry from each country in Africa. 4 Dec 2009 07:35
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[Nthambeleni Gabara] PRETORIA: Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has urged developed nations to invest in rebuilding African universities. 16 Nov 2009 09:32
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The Inyathelo Our World Our Responsibility conference was held on Thursday, 5 November 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to Narciso Matos, a speaker at the event, Africa needs aggressive, holistic educational programmes and good governance to become a major global player in the next 25 to 50 years. 6 Nov 2009 10:50
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The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) received the Best Business School in Africa award at the Eduniversal 2nd World Convention of the Best Business Schools, held at Old Mutual Park in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday, 26 October 2009. 28 Oct 2009 07:52
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ADDIS ABABA: The Division of Communication and Information of the African Union will be hosting, in collaboration with the United States Mission to the AU (USAU), a media training workshop from 13 - 16 October 2009, at the AU headquarters. 14 Oct 2009 07:07
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WASHINGTON: The World Cocoa Foundation, late last week, announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members as well as The Jacobs Foundation and the Norwegian Association of Chocolate Manufacturers. 5 Oct 2009 09:00
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NAIROBI: Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, the government of Kenya and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a joint partnership to improve education in Kenya. Launched in collaboration with Kenya's Ministry of Education, the Accelerating 21st Century Education (ACE) project aims to improve the quality of primary and secondary education through the effective use of information and communications technology (ICT). 25 Sep 2009 10:54
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Prominent figures from the local and international mobile industry are part of the lineup of the inaugural Mobile Web Africa conference, taking place 13 - 14 October 2009 in Johannesburg. Sponsored by The Grid, Samsung, Nokia and Cellsmart, the two-day forum will tackle all the different aspects required to allow the full potential of the mobile Internet and mobile applications to be realised on the continent. 18 Sep 2009 11:47
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Prominent figures from the local and international mobile industry are part of the lineup of the inaugural Mobile Web Africa conference, taking place 13 - 14 October 2009 in Johannesburg. Sponsored by The Grid, Samsung, Nokia and Cellsmart, the two-day forum will tackle all the different aspects required to allow the full potential of the mobile Internet and mobile applications to be realised on the continent. 18 Sep 2009 11:47