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For better quality education in Africa

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:37:00 +0200

Amid continuing calls to increase primary school enrolment in Africa, a new report urges greater emphasis on the quality of what students learn. The Africa Progress Panel, a policy think tank chaired by Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general, noted in September that "many of the children in school are receiving an education of such abysmal quality that they are learning very little."
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15th IACC calls for young journos from sub-Saharan Africa

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:52:00 +0200

Transparency International and the hosts of the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference (15th IACC) invite young journalists working in the sub-Saharan Africa region to be part of the anti-corruption conference to be held in Brasilia, Brazil from 7-10 November 2012.
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Seminar tackles youth employment in Africa

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:05:00 +0200

The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by countries in the Southern Africa Region.
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Worldwide, society says media not always responsible - WEF's Cherilyn Ireton

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:12:00 +0200

With South African journalists Guy Berger and Cherilyn Ireton now in prominent roles at Unesco and the World Editors Forum, our country's industry issues and interests are at the forefront of thinking at international media organisations.
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Masterclass in documentary photography in Cape Town

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:22:00 +0200

Noor, Nikon and the Cape Town School of Photography invite photographers to submit their portfolios for selection for the 2012 Noor-Nikon Masterclass in Documentary Photography to be held 26-30 March 2012. Applications will close today, 22 February 2012.
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African Marketing Confederation launch takes marketing beyond borders

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:34:00 +0200

South Africa's Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) has joined forces with Zambia's Institute of Marketing (ZIM), Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) and Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) to launch the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) in the aim of promoting and maintaining standards of professional skills, ability, ethics and integrity among marketers through the various African marketing bodies.
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Education transformation comes to Zambia

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:19:00 +0200

LUSAKA: The Ministry of Education (MoE), USAID and various stakeholders in the education sector of Zambia met earlier this week in Lusaka for an Intel education transformation workshop. The objective of the event was to promote the transformation of the education system in Zambia to better prepare and equip learners current world realities.
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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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SMART aids Global Connections, Exchange-Africa

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:41:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN: SMART Technologies plans to support Global Connections and Exchange-Africa with the donation of educational technology to schools in South Africa, Uganda and Zambia as well as in the USA.
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AfriConnect Zambia, IPLS sign MoU

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:59:00 +0200

Intel Performance Learning Solutions (IPLS) and AfriConnect Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy Intel skoool Education Technology Maths and Science modules for the national education system in Zambia.
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