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BOTSWANABotswana's education system - good example to Africa
[Kagiso Metswamere] Botswana has set a good example to other African countries for investing more in education, says North West MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Darkie Africa. 25 Apr 2008 11:13

NIGERIAMakau Polaris sets the pace in IT training
[Jonah Iboma] Makau Polaris, an information technology training institution has opened its doors to students and other professionals in Lagos, Nigeria. 4 Apr 2008 09:45

SOUTH AFRICAClios looking for future gold
NEW YORK: Applications from around the world for the 2008 Clio Future Gold | Young Creatives Programme are now open until 1 April 2008. The programme, with its mission to elevate and inspire up-and-coming talent in the advertising industry, is run by the 49th Annual Clio Awards and Festival, a global awards competition for advertising, design and interactive, in conjunction with ihaveanidea. 7 Mar 2008 09:01

AFRICAMandela Rhodes Scholarship students announced
[Gabi Khumalo] For the past 18 years, Chipateni Nyirenda from Lusaka, Zambia, wanted to meet her role model former President Nelson Mandela. Her dream was realised on Tuesday, 4 March 2008, as she, along with 23 students from across the continent, sat next to him to receive her Nelson Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. 6 Mar 2008 12:56

KENYAKenya gets major health drive boost
[Carole Kimutai] Thousands of new mothers in Kenya are set to receive free child health tips as part of an ongoing maternal health awareness program funded by Reckitt Benckiser, makers of Dettol. 3 Mar 2008 10:41

AFRICAMalawian business journalists visit South Africa
[Gregory Gondwe] National Bank of Malawi took 12 business journalists on a two-day tour to South Africa between February 19 and February 20 this year. 22 Feb 2008 08:41

AFRICAEgyptian resort harnesses SA English literacy expertise
A multi-billion dollar resort and entertainment complex under construction at Port Ghalib in Egypt on the shores of the Red Sea is embarking on training initiative to improve the English literacy skills of hundreds of its employees, using training materials developed by Johannesburg-based training solutions provider Media Works. 14 Feb 2008 14:41

AFRICAAimed at protecting Africa's future
Animal Planet International commissions Aardman Animations to produce "Animals Save the Planet" series of shorts. 11 Feb 2008 06:40

KENYAUniversity's re-opening a lesson in peace amid diversity in Kenya
Kenyatta University, the first public university to re-open since Kenya's post-election crisis began, has put in place elaborate measures to ensure learning goes on uninterrupted, despite continuing violence and tension in parts of the country. 8 Feb 2008 06:42

SOUTHERN AFRICASwaziland's school gates close on orphans
Thamie Simelane, 12, is among hundreds of thousands of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Swaziland who might not be going to school, despite government assurances that the tuition fees of these children would be covered. 7 Feb 2008 08:49

AFRICALeadership lectures to spark African youth's passion for prosperity
Dr. Cheick Modibo Diarra, the chairman for Microsoft's African operations, has introduced the first in a series of Microsoft Leadership Lectures, which aim to help promote debate amongst Africa's youth about the future prosperity of the continent. 1 Feb 2008 07:50

AFRICABoost for education in Rwanda
[Walter Wafula] Rwanda has been chosen as the first country to benefit from support by the Global Education Alliance, a creation of several stakeholders in The World Economic Forum. 29 Jan 2008 06:35

AFRICANew partners link up to improve training of government officials
Microsoft and the Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which aims to deliver high-quality ICT policy training to government employees in West and Central Africa. 29 Jan 2008 06:26