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New research has shown that just a fraction of South African students who matriculated two years ago have pursued tertiary education. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) found that only 14 percent of learners who wrote the Senior Certificate Examination (Grade 12) in 2001 enrolled in higher education institutions the following year.

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Strike action is imminent at the University of Zambia after lecturers vowed not to teach next week until Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Serpell and his deputy are removed. But UNZA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Serpell has maintained that the University would run as scheduled and expects all members of staff to begin normal duties next week when classes were expected to resume.

The government has no plans of lifting the ban on corporal punishment in schools. Instead, the Ministry of Education is currently preparing a handbook on alternative forms of penalties to instill discipline among pupils, a senior education official said. Mr Eliud Barasa told a human rights forum in Nairobi that caning of errant pupils was inconsistent with local and international laws.

110 teachers were sacked this week and another 447 interdicted for sexually abusing their pupils. Making the announcement, the assistant minister of education, Beth Mugo said that "teachers implicated in sexual misconduct with their pupils would not be tolerated." However, commenting on the event, UNICEF's regional representative said that "interdiction is not enough. These teachers should be prosecuted."

Akina Mama wa Afrika will be holding the Eastern Africa sub regional Training of Trainers Workshop (TOT) from 15th- 19th November 2004 in Mombasa, Kenya. The TOT is a composite part of the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) programs. The TOT aims to strengthen AWLI alumni capacities to transfer the information obtained at the AWLI to a wider constituency of women at local, national and regional levels. A formalised mechanism for the transfer of skills and information is a prerequisite to the sustainability of a progressive women's movement in Africa.

Organised by The Commonwealth Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO), this conference seeks to provide a matrix and platform for the cross-fertilisation of business and civil society voices. Towards achieving a conducive environment for a better world, CANGO hopes to mobilise a global partnership and relationship paradigm with governments, intergovernmental organisations, well meaning individuals and business, and NGOs (non-government organisations).

Despite a decade of free primary education in Malawi, the number of girls dropping out of school continues to outstrip that of boys, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report. "The main problem is that the free primary education policy does not translate into action on the ground. Making tuition free for pupils was not sufficient to take girls to school - there are other non-tuition costs, such as school materials, which parents have to pay," UNICEF's Head of Basic Education in Malawi Bernard Gatawa told IRIN.

The UNHCR Regional Office in Cairo has a number of vacancies for interns in its Egypt programme. Applicants should hold a relevant university degree, have knowledge of the humanitarian and political situation in Africa and have previous work experience with refugees or in the field of human rights. Fluent English is required and a working knowledge of Arabic and/or French is an asset.

Merlin, UK

The Country Manager will be responsible for the management and development of Merlin's Liberia Programme. The successful applicant will have a minimum of three years experience in a management position in an NGO environment, an understanding of security management and experience of working in an emergency context.

GOAL

Goal is seeking a medical co-ordinator for its program in Angola. You will assist in project design, fundraising and donor relations as well as co-ordinating and directing program development activities.

Dopstop Association

The Dopstop Association is seeking a fulltime Director. Responsibilities of the position include managing the organisation's intervention programme and strategy, fundraising, liasing with stakeholders and the organisation's public relations. The successful applicant will have proven project and organisational management experience and sound knowledge of the health sector and policies, skills development legislation and the agriculture and wine sectors.

Council for Economic Empowerment for Women of Africa (CEEWA-U)

CEEWA-U is seeking applicants for the position of Programme Officer - Finance. The Officer will be responsible for fundraising activities, monitoring and evaluating programs and for representing CEEWA-U at selected workshops and network meetings. The successful applicant will be a graduate with experience in policy advocacy and research and at least three years of experience working with NGOs/CSOs, preferably in the field of human rights.

Although most of Africa threw off colonial rule four decades ago, the continent's education systems still bear the heavy imprint of curricula designed by erstwhile foreign regimes. In the face of poverty, unemployment, disease, global competition and rapidly changing technology, Africa must ask whether those colonial models are still relevant. Most African countries have removed the derogatory references from colonial education but retained its essential structure. The language of instruction, the teacher training traditions and the learning materials remain largely intact.

A Conference for the Diaspora, Universities, Governments, NGOs, Development Partners, and the Private Sector - The Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi - Kenya, 19th - 22nd December 2004.

Federal Government has promised to assist Rwanda rebuild its war-torn educational sector. This assurance was contained in the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) signed between Nigeria and Rwanda. The Rwandan Minister of Education, Sciences, Technology and Scientific Research, Prof. Romain Murenzi, who is on a week-long visit to Nigeria during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Education, Professor Fabian Osuji, requested Nigeria's assistance to increase access, expansion and quality of education in Rwanda.

About 100 primary school teachers in Rubaya and Butanda sub-counties have threatened to down their tools unless the government pays them their salary increment. The teachers said President Yoweri Museveni pledged to increase their salary from Shs130, 000 to 200, 000 effective this financial year, but nothing has been done.

Despite a decade of free primary education in Malawi, the number of girls dropping out of school continues to outstrip that of boys, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report. "The main problem is that the free primary education policy does not translate into action on the ground. Making tuition free for pupils was not sufficient to take girls to school - there are other non-tuition costs, such as school materials, which parents have to pay," UNICEF's Head of Basic Education in Malawi Bernard Gatawa told IRIN.

Government has rejected claims of human rights violations contained in the latest National Society for Human Rights for Namibia (NSHR) annual report, which was released last week. The report, titled Namibia Human Rights Report 2004, according to the Government, paints a grossly distorted picture of the human rights situation in the country, portraying it as dramatically depreciating over the past months of review, and the Government being out of touch and losing hold.