Lessons from Africa prove the incredible value of mother tongue learning: Children at school in Mali, which is among the countries that's prioritised mother tongue education. United Nations Photo/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDSixty-five years ago a group of students paid with their lives in a fight for language. A number of students were shot and killed by police while demonstrating … [Read more...] about Lessons from Africa prove the incredible value of mother tongue learning | The Conversation
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Varsity Cricket lessons learnt by UJ
Varsity Cricket lessons learnt by UJ: Neels Bergh (left) will captain University of Johannesburg in the Varsity Cricket tournament in Potchefstroom, starting on January 30. Photo: Saspa University of Johannesburg coach Richard Das Neves will be aiming to instill in his squad the lessons learned from last year when the Varsity Cricket tournament takes place at the end of the … [Read more...] about Varsity Cricket lessons learnt by UJ
Southern Africa’s former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism | The Conversation
Southern Africa's former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism: A mural depicting populist dictators painted onto remnants of the Berlin Wall in Berlin in 2014. Henning MelberPolitical populism is anything but new. Nor are its various shapes peculiar to certain regions or cultures. Take former liberation movements in southern Africa, for example. They reflect … [Read more...] about Southern Africa’s former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism | The Conversation
Lessons from “The New Harvest” on how academics can turn their work into policy | The Conversation
Lessons from "The New Harvest" on how academics can turn their work into policy: At the continental level the book contributed to discussions that led to two African Union summits on agriculture and food security. Embassy of Equatorial Guinea/FlickrIt is the fifth anniversary of the publication of “The New Harvest”. First published in 2011, it is a groundbreaking book which … [Read more...] about Lessons from “The New Harvest” on how academics can turn their work into policy | The Conversation
Lessons for African regionalism as globalisation takes a beating | The Conversation
Lessons for African regionalism as globalisation takes a beating: Delegates in conference at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. ReutersEven before globalisation had convalesced from the aftershocks of Brexit another telling blow was dealt by the shock election of Trump as US president-elect. This is a Frankenstein moment in political history. It … [Read more...] about Lessons for African regionalism as globalisation takes a beating | The Conversation
