Curriculum Review Consultations Draw Fire - Parents, Teachers Demand CALA Scrapping
New Zimbabwe
The recent call by the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry for stakeholders to give their input into the new curriculum has already started drawing fire amid widespread calls… Read more »
Research Reveals Most SME's Are Women, Youth-Owned
Capital FM
A majority of small businesses in Kenya are managed by women and youth, a new report has shown, shining a spotlight on their roles in economic growth. Read more »
Mnangagwa Must Warn His Apostolic Sect Supporters Against Child Marriage, Says Opposition MP
New Zimbabwe
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Kadoma Central legislator Muchineripi Chinyanganya has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently condemn early child marriages which… Read more »
Over Seven Million Children Under 5 Years Remain Malnourished Across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Unicef
UNICEF calls for investment in sustainable, resilient systems across the region to protect children and communities from future crises Read more »
Khartoum Is Falling - the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in Their Darkest Moments [opinion]
IPS
As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced. Read more »
Okahandja Hosts Workshop to Tackle Teenage Pregnancy
Namibian
The Hildes Women and Youth Empowerment Organisation, in collaboration with Unesco, earlier this month hosted a one-day workshop themed 'Say No to Teenage Pregnancy' #Academic… Read more »
Protecting Children in War - No More Time to Wait [opinion]
IPS
In 2021 alone, almost 24,000 grave violations of children's rights in war were documented by the United Nations - these included killing and maiming, sexual violence, use and… Read more »
Crochet - the Intersection of Sustainability, Fashion, and Mental Health
New Times
Theophila Uwase, the intellectually curious but aimless 20-year-old who had recently graduated high school and found herself in the midst of a government-induced mandatory gap year… Read more »
More Than 20 Children Benefit From Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries
Capital FM
Over twenty children from less privileged families suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates are set to undergo free surgeries at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral… Read more »
Appeal Court Reduces Child Rapist's Sentence
New Era
Two judges of the High Court reduced the 30-year sentence a man received in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court for rapes. Read more »
Black, Beautiful - and Three Years Old!
Scrolla
Montle Mashigo from Emalahleni, Mpumalanga is set to reach for the stars... in New York City. Read more »
MCP, UTM Youth Fight in the Presence of Chakwera, Chilima, Police
Nyasa Times
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has openly condemned the fighting between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM on in Blantyre during a presidential function. Read more »
Bill Rogers Foundation Honors Stephene Kpoto
FrontPageAfrica
Ambassador Stephene Audrey Kopto, the Ambassador for Youth Empowerment and Climate Change in Monrovia-Liberia, has been honored by the Bill Rodgers Foundation for her numerous… Read more »
Only 41 Percent of Young People Know About the PR System - NaCCED)
Concord
Chairman of the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) Kalilu Ibrahim Totangi, has stated that a survey conducted by his institution has revealed that only… Read more »
Horn of Africa - Over 7 Million Children Under the Age of 5 Remain Malnourished
UN News
Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said… Read more »