Great Lakes: Programme Manager

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May 23, 2006

The post holder will provide strategic leadership to the Conflict Transformation Programme in the Great Lakes region of Africa, which aims to facilitate trust-building between parties in conflict. S/he must have experience leading and managing programmes in conflict resolution.

Uganda: Need to improve the lives of children to consolidate progress

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May 17, 2006

Uganda has been seen as a model for development, but must now make a commitment to uphold the rights of the more than 3 million children who remain vulnerable to poverty, disease and insecurity, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said as President Yoweri Museveni’s new government took over. Speaking on the occasion of Mr. Museveni’s inauguration to his third term as elected President on Friday, a UNICEF representative in Uganda praised the policies and legislation that had resulted i...read more

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Tanzania: Sustainable Livelihood Approaches to Poverty

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May 17, 2006

MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation is calling for applicants to a course on Sustainable Livelihood Approaches to Poverty to be offered from 5th to 23rd June 2006. For further information on this course please contact the Course Administrator at [email][email protected] and visit our website

Tanzania

Southern Africa: Scholarships available

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May 17, 2006

Each year, the University of Edinburgh provides two academic scholarships for students from Southern African countries to pursue Masters or doctoral studies in any subject. The University covers the overseas rates fees and University accommodation, but additional living expenses are not presently met.

South Africa: Overcoming unemployment – strategies for giving effect to the right to work

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May 17, 2006

The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) is organising and hosting a conference from 12 – 15 June 2006 with the theme “South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis: Overcoming Unemployment – Strategies for giving effect to the Right to Work.” Participants will include activists from Right to Work Campaign Forums from 6 provinces, a host of older and newer social movements, international guests and individuals committed to eradicating unemployment. They will deliberate on mass unemploym...read more

South Africa

Zambia: Pupils riot over teacher’s strike

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May 17, 2006

Police in Kitwe yesterday (May 15) arrested seven pupils from Mindolo High School and Mama Monty Basic School after they ran amok and destroyed school property. The pupils also temporarily blocked the Chingola road using rocks and threatened to stone motorists, who were forced to turn back on either side of the road. The pupils were protesting over the current strike by teachers in Kitwe.

Zambia

Liberia: Gaddafi to build school for affected youths

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May 17, 2006

President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya has pledged to build a school for war-affected youths in Liberia. The Libyan leader made the pledge in Tripoli, Libya, during an official visit by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He made the pledge after a young Liberian boy who lost his arm in the Liberian war explained his ordeal.

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Sierra Leone: Sudan to offer scholarships

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May 17, 2006

The government of Sudan is to provide scholarships for Sierra Leoneans to study in Sudan in various fields of study. The scholarships will cover traveling to and fro, lodging, feeding, allowance, tuition and other expense for students pursuing courses in engineering, computer, medicine and Islamic Studies.

Sierra Leone

Namibia: Education – the road ahead

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May 17, 2006

Classrooms, student bursaries and the provision of more vocational training institutions have been identified as the major challenges to be resolved in order to improve the country's education system. Minister of Education Nangolo Mbumba spoke to New Era on various issues regarding the country's education system, until recently under heavy criticism from various quarters.

Namibia

South Africa: Minister reports back

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May 17, 2006

Health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang used her quarterly briefing to chastise the media for lending coverage to Jacob Zuma’s shower comments, for reporting “only on HIV/AIDS” and for discounting her claims on nutrition. She was updating the media on progress being made by Government’s social cluster in Pretoria. The minister also revealed that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) health ministers were in the process of establishing an AIDS fund “to do certain things”.

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