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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Africa

Pan-African Youth Organization marks two decades

Pan-African Youth Organization Marks Two Decades of Empowering Young Africans to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Drive Sustainable Change Image distributed by African Media Agency on behalf of gold-youth.   RWANDA, Africa, 2 October 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- From classrooms to communities, gold-youth has been unlocking the potential of Africa’s young leaders for two decades. Now, it is set to expand its impact and reshape the future of an entire continent. gold-youth […]

todayOctober 2, 2024 25

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Science & Technology

Microsoft to invest $3.2 bn in AI in Sweden

    Microsoft said Monday it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden, the US company said in a statement. The group will train 250,000 people by 2027 to boost AI knowledge and competence and also increase capacity at its three data centres in the country, the statement said, adding that the investment was Microsoft's biggest ever in Sweden. […]

todayJune 3, 2024 43

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South Africa

South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs

Researchers in the education sphere benefit from collaboration and idea-sharing. cgstock/Shutterstock By Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise, University of South Africa and Maureen Robinson, Stellenbosch University   South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country’s researchers have made major contributions in areas like the biomedical sciences, palaeontology and astronomy Good research matters. It can have broad, positive consequences. On paper South […]

todayApril 26, 2024 14

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Namibia

Minister Settles Travel Allowance Debt as ACC Confirms

The executive director of higher education, training, and innovation, Alfred van Kent, confirmed that Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has completely repaid the travel allowance debt owed to the ministry. Earlier, Paulus Noa, director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission, had instructed Kandjii-Murangi and her personal assistant, Lungenesia Uaseupuani, to return a combined sum of N$69,000 out of N$952,000 received in travel allowances for 2022. The deadline for repayment was set by Noa […]

todayApril 24, 2024 21

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Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented: 3 things the international community should have done – expert

    By Walter Dorn, Royal Military College of Canada   As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand what the international community could have done to prevent it. In one hundred days an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 Rwandans were killed. The Tutsi were targeted primarily due to long-standing ethnic tensions between the Tutsi minority […]

todayApril 9, 2024 7

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Opinion Pieces

I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

Piloting large container ships under bridges is very difficult. AP Photo/Matt Rourke     By Allan Post, Texas A&M University   Details are still emerging about the disaster that happened in the early morning of March 26, 2024, when the Dali, a large cargo ship on its way out of the port of Baltimore, hit a major bridge and caused it to collapse. The Conversation’s senior politics and democracy editor, […]

todayMarch 27, 2024 14

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Somalia-Turkey maritime deal is a win for both countries, and not a power play for the Horn of Africa

    By Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University   A recent defence deal between Somalia and Turkey has great significance for Somalia and the region’s security. The agreement, which covers both land and sea, aims to enhance defence cooperation between Turkey and Somalia. It includes the possibility of Turkey providing both training and equipment for a Somali navy. Its near-term impact should, however, not be exaggerated. Instead, it should be […]

todayMarch 11, 2024 29

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Namibia

Higher Education Minister Emphasizes Role of Education and Innovation in Namibia’s Economic Transformation

Minister of Higher Education, Training, and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, highlighted the pivotal role of developing professional and technical human resources, along with investing in research, science, technology, and innovation infrastructure, as essential elements for the transformation of Namibia's economy. Speaking at a high-level tertiary education funding budget review dinner in the capital, Kandjii-Murangi underscored the significance of focusing on Namibia's youth, constituting 60% of the population, emphasizing the need for […]

todayMarch 8, 2024 33

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Namibia

President Geingob went knowing the truth: Kandjii-Murangi

Higher Education, Training, and Innovation Minister, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, said former President Hage Geingob could not dismiss her for alleged corruption because he was aware of the facts. Kandjii-Murangi withstood calls last year for her resignation and dismissal following media reports that she was unduly paid in subsistence and travel allowances (S&T). It was alleged that the minister used her political muscle to coerce state-owned institutions under her authority to […]

todayFebruary 22, 2024 26

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