Supplementary examinations in the Western Cape got underway on Monday with the province recording an increase in the number of candidates sitting for the exams.

International School of Kenya has secured seats for their 2008 graduating students in top international universities.

The 12 th edition of the "Comar d'or" which concluded on April 25, 2008 with the award giving ceremony enhanced by the presence of the Tunisian singer and musician Zied Gharsa, has revealed a fine crop of writers whose novels

Institute of Charted Accountant Sierra Leone has launched its accountancy week to mark the 20th anniversary celebration of the institute.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday called for expanding educational opportunities beyond conventional schools, and to redefine education systems so that they can meet the challenges of globalization, and respond to the demand for training human capital.

The University of Botswana and the University of Pretoria have signed a five year Memorandum of Co-operation aimed at developing and nurturing new partnerships and to share human and material resources between them.

Delays in projects implementation, lawlessness and vandalism of property at some schools have rendered the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, a problem child of the government.

The students of the Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies (GIPS) have taken on an initiative to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This time around, they are targeting the second city of Francistown with a big bash scheduled for June.

The biennial conference of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) was officially opened on Monday by Mozambique President Armando Emilio Guebuza.

The current world food crisis presents a serious challenge to education in Africa, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Koichiro Matsuura, has warned.

The South African government will host a European Union (EU) delegation on Tuesday to discuss targeted initiatives on science and technology.

From May 4 to 8, 2008, the city of Sfax will host a major international biotechnology symposium which is jointly organized by the International Biotechnology Engineering center (ICGEB), the University of Sfax and the Tunisian Union of Industry, commerce and

The university lecturer's choice to live in Obunga slums, Kisumu, has puzzled many people.

Akwaya has almost become a hell, dead end or nightmare to those who have gone there. It is cut off from the rest of the country by road; it has no electricity, no TV or radio signals, no telephone network.

HEAD TEACHERS in Kamuli district have been warned against laziness, late-coming and absenteeism. Most of them do not appear in class for over a week. They delegate their deputies to run the schools. Some arrive at midday and leave at

LEADERS in the Rwenzori region have urged the education ministry to implement its policy of supporting schools in areas that are difficult to access.

Teachers who feel their security is not assured should not go back to their former work stations, a Kenya National Union of Teachers official has said.

Teachers started receiving their delayed salaries on a day when their giant union prepared to chart the way forward on future delays.

KYAMBOGO University's non-teaching staff have refused to re-apply for their jobs, saying the process is irregular and would lead to loss of their salary arrears of sh1.4b.

It is very inspiring to observe the willingness and eagerness of the private sector and non-governmental organisations to get more and more involved in the development of Namibia's education system."