School SMEs boost quality of education in Ghana

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] School infrastructure across Africa has, since the dawn of independence, been deteriorating at a faster pace as maintenance is almost non-existent and building of new facilities stalls. This, coupled with high teacher-pupil ratio, corruption and nepotism, lack of qualified teaching staff and basic teaching material, have pushed the African education system into the doldrums and plunged it into absolute chaos. 9 May 2011 10:07

Education for all: damning report on state of education in Africa

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The state of education in many parts of the world and Africa, especially in zones in conflict, is appalling, miserable and in bad shape, according to a 2011 UNESCO Global Monitoring Report set to be released today, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 in New York. 1 Mar 2011 11:40

Unexpected global skill shortages threaten corporate growth, innovation

NEW YORK, US: A survey of senior executives and talent managers shows future leadership and research & development are hardest hit. 3 Jan 2011 12:12

African applications invited for entrepreneurship MBA scholarships

Four entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, who aspire to build and develop their business skills, will be fortunate enough to access scholarships which have been made available to study the 2010/11 Entrepreneurship MBA at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). 12 Mar 2010 11:52

Ghana: MTN unveils training centre

Committed to invest in its human resource capacity in its operational areas in the West, East and Central African (WECA) regions, telecommunications giant, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN), over the weekend in Accra, unveiled a training centre to help train and upgrade the company's staff in order to meet future challenges. 29 Oct 2008 09:48

China doubles its scholarships for African students

Accra: The Chinese government has doubled the number of scholarships it grants to Africa to 4000 students per year, says Yu Wenzhe, China's ambassador to Ghana. 25 Aug 2008 15:30

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USB-ED highly rated in world ranking for management training

USB-Executive Development (USB-ED), the public training company which forms part of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, recently achieved the exceptional honour of being selected as one of the world's top business training institutions. 2 Jun 2008 11:02

US, Ghana co-operate in trade, education

The United States government plans to boost its trade links with Ghana and help the nation improve its education system, under the US President's Special Initiative on Educational Programmes. 22 Jan 2008 14:01

Music video project for Africa

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43

Ghana: Positive attitude can enhance service delivery in hospitality industry says official

Neequaye Sasraku, Deputy Director in-charge of Studies at the Hotel Catering and Tourism Training Institute (HOTCATT) has observed that the hospitality industry had problems with quality service delivery and urged operators to adopt a positive attitude when dealing with their clients. 9 Oct 2007 14:48

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Stellenbosch Business School brings its popular high-level Leader's Angle talk series to Gaborone

The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) is bringing its countrywide and cross-border tour of its high-level talk series, Leader's Angle, to Gaborone in September – with a well-known South African chairman of companies and former South African ambassador to Belgium as speaker. 5 Sep 2007 11:58

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USB-ED enhances its offering to business in Gauteng by opening a new office

USB Executive Development Ltd (USB-ED), the executive education arm of the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), recently celebrated the official opening of its new offices in Gauteng at a cocktail function at the Westcliff Hotel. 25 Jul 2007 17:09

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USB-ED launches Business Women's Academy

The Business Women's Academy, the first of its kind in the country concentrating on women in business, was launched last month by USB Executive Development (USB-ED) of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, in association with HERS-SA. HERS-SA is a leading non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of women. 12 Jun 2007 15:56

Ghana's University of Science and Technology takes learning online

[Emily Nyarko] The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has become the first Ghanaian institution to introduce e-learning in the country. 23 May 2007 18:18