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Kenya and its university strike cycle

Ishmael Munene Kenya’s public university lecturers are on strike, barely three months after another lengthy work stoppage. Ishmael Munene spoke to Moina Spooner from The Conversation...

Jobless matriculants hired to ‘improve’ education in rural schools

Prega Govender A total of 760 unemployed matriculants will be employed as education assistants in a bid to improve the literacy, numeracy and reading skills...

No proof of birth, no education

Bongekile Macupe Sonia Sigauke was only 10 years old when she dropped out of school in Mozambique. After seven years at home, aged 17, Sigauke came...

School did not prepare us for the future

Matthew Botsime I started formal schooling in 1994 and matriculated in 2005. During my schooling career we were taught and told that if we worked hard,...

Teaching the girl child empowers communities

Nicole Walters Children are among society’s most vulnerable citizens and studies continue to show the girl child as the most vulnerable member in our predominantly...

Poor parents in Kenya choose private schools over free primary schools

Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski The numbers of low cost private schools in low and middle income countries have exploded in recent years. These schools charge fees that are...

How corrupt local officials kill decent education in Africa

Maty Konte There’s no disputing that many African countries’ education systems are in trouble. Despite significant investment and some improvementslinked to the push to achieve the...

Schooling: what Kenya’s history can teach South Africa

Brian Levy “Weak governance” is a popular scapegoat for the poor results achieved by South Africa’s education system. And there is no doubt that many aspects of...

Naledi Pandor, a win for social justice and transformation

Thabo Mohlala Thoughtful activism is needed in order to transform the higher education sector. This is what University of Witwatersrand (Wits) Vice Chanclellor Adam Habib...

Matric results: Is our education system delivering? No, say experts.

Thabo Mohlala ANALYSIS The 2017 matric results have elicited animated debates and a wide range of views from various political parties, teacher unions and some education...

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