Why embracing indigenous languages could have major benefits for Kenya: Early education based on a child's mother tongue gives them a head start in their literacy and language learning. ShutterstockKenya is a multilingual country with over 42 different indigenous languages. In addition, foreign languages are used by minorities in major towns and in some learning … [Read more...] about Why embracing indigenous languages could have major benefits for Kenya | The Conversation
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South Africa’s finance minister delivers a budget designed to steady the ship | The Conversation
South Africa's finance minister delivers a budget designed to steady the ship: South African Finance MInister Tito Mboweni delivering the 2019 budget speech in parliament. GCISSouth Africa is supposed to be a secular state, but one can perhaps forgive Tito Mboweni, the Minister of Finance, for quoting numerous biblical verses in his 2019 Budget Speech. After all, South … [Read more...] about South Africa’s finance minister delivers a budget designed to steady the ship | The Conversation
Why opposing the man Trump wants as head of the World Bank might just work | The Conversation
Why opposing the man Trump wants as head of the World Bank might just work: The race is on to find a new head of the World Bank following Jim Yong Kim's resignation. EPA-EFE/Made NagiUS President Donald Trump’s nomination of his Treasury Undersecretary David Malpass to become President of the World Bank Group and CEO of the World Bank should be seen more as an opportunity … [Read more...] about Why opposing the man Trump wants as head of the World Bank might just work | The Conversation
Why a law designed to fight gang violence in South Africa can’t do the job | The Conversation
Why a law designed to fight gang violence in South Africa can't do the job: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of a national anti-gang unit in Cape Town. GCISCrime weary South Africans, especially those who live in areas held hostage by gangs, recently took their troubles to the country’s Parliament. This, after a parliamentary committee convened a meeting … [Read more...] about Why a law designed to fight gang violence in South Africa can’t do the job | The Conversation
South Africa returns to UN Security Council: here’s the role it should play | The Conversation
South Africa returns to UN Security Council: here's the role it should play: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters, New York. EPA-EFE/Angela WeissSouth Africa’s foreign policy positions will be closely examined as it begins its third two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Its two … [Read more...] about South Africa returns to UN Security Council: here’s the role it should play | The Conversation
