(BENTIU, Unity State) – A new medical training academy and a disease isolation unit have been officially opened at Bentiu State Hospital, boosting health training and outbreak response capacity in Unity State. The MSF Academy for Healthcare and the Multi-Purpose Diseases Outbreak Isolation Area were inaugurated on Tuesday by theContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Thirty journalists from media houses across South Sudan have completed training on reporting that avoids inflaming tensions and strengthens peace as the country moves toward elections. The two day training was convened by UN Women in partnership with the National Press Club. It focused on conflictContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A public dispute over the quality of higher education in South Sudan has broken out between the head of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, after the statistics chief said the country’s oldest public university produces “degrees without skills.” Dr.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Students and teachers across South Sudan can now access a national digital learning platform without data charges after MTN South Sudan and the National Ministry of General Education and Instruction launched a zero rated e-learning service aimed at bridging the digital divide. The Junub Academy National E-Learning PlatformContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A new agreement will expand vocational training and skills development across South Sudan, targeting youth, returnees, internally displaced persons and host communities with practical education aimed at boosting employment. The International Organization for Migration and the Ministry of Labour signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 18 June toContinue Reading
(MOMBASA COUNTY) – All teachers in Kenya must soon hold a renewable professional licence to teach in any school. The Teachers Service Commission announced the new rule on Thursday during the 49th Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association annual conference in Mombasa. Acting Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei said every registeredContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s tax authority has begun training staff to improve how it communicates with taxpayers, a move aimed at lifting the country’s low levels of voluntary compliance and increasing the government’s own source revenue. The three day workshop, run by the South Sudan Revenue Authority in the capitalContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Parents in Kenya could soon face sharply higher costs for public secondary education. School principals have presented a formal proposal to the government calling for a significant rise in school fees, stating that the current funding model is no longer workable. The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads AssociationContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Secondary school principals in Kenya have rejected claims that poor school leadership is the main cause of a wave of arson attacks and student unrest that has affected learning institutions across the country since April. The crisis has led to the deaths of at least 18 learnersContinue Reading
(JUBA) – STEMpower South Sudan has awarded certificates to 180 students who completed a four month Digital Skills Programme conducted across its six centres nationwide, a push that adds fresh momentum to the country’s efforts to build a workforce able to compete in the digital economy. The training ran inContinue Reading
