The Education & Training community of Tanzania

R886m invested in varsity ICT

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:25:00 +0200

The Higher Education and Training Department says R886 million has been invested in connecting South African universities and public research organisations to each other at a minimum speed of 10 gigabits per second.
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UK firm to boost climate change coverage in EA

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +0200

WRENmedia, a United Kingdom-based a specialist communications company is set to sharpen reporting skills of journalists covering climate change issues in Eastern Africa, according to Susanna Thorp, director of the firm.
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YoungAfricaLive launches in Tanzania

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:01:00 +0200

YoungAfricaLive, a mobile community that entertains and educates young people on topics of love, sexual health, gender and relationships affecting the youth, launched yesterday, 1 December 2011 in Tanzania.
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Germany to promote budget reporting in East Africa

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:01:00 +0200

Germany's International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) is set to train East African journalists on covering public spending to improve reporting on national budgets and the use of tax payer's money.
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Health, development communications training underway in Kenya

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0200

Media practitioners from Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will be in Kenya for six days where, among other things, they will undergo health and development communication training. The training commenced on Saturday, 25 June 2011, on health and development reporting followed by a session on computer-assisted investigative reporting at Internews in Nairobi.
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UNESCO supports open learning centres in Tanzania

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:53:00 +0200

DAR ES SALAAM: Under the endorsement of UNESCO, the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) organised a two-day workshop from 16 to 17 June 2011. Policy-makers, international and local experts discussed the impact of the adoption of open source technologies and open content within common e-learning models, and the higher education system in Tanzania.
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EAC journalists to acquire reporting skills on regional integration

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:15:00 +0200

East African journalists have an opportunity to acquire reporting skills on matters of regional integration through a new training programme that starts on 10 April 2011.
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SABMiller plc invests in the future of African journalism

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:09:00 +0200

SABMiller has announced that in 2011 it will become a co-sponsor of the David Astor Journalism Awards Trust, the UK-based charity which aims to promote, strengthen and support independent journalism in Africa.
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Education for all: damning report on state of education in Africa

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:40:00 +0200

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.
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East Africa: Media workshop to focus on China, India and Europe

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:40:00 +0200

The Inter-region Economic Network (IREN) has announced the ninth Eastern Africa media training workshop scheduled for 9-12 March 2011. The training will bring together journalists from the region to brainstorm with leaders from China, India and Europe under the theme: 'Is Eastern Africa ready for China, India and Europe?'
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