Africa

The future of schooling in South Africa: practical ideas and technology

By Nur Bremmen Technology’s role in education is not disputed — it is an effective means to enable both student and teacher in creating a more engaging learning environment. For many educational institutions though, the question remains how to efficiently use the technology resources available to them. In South Africa, where improving education is a

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Flipping the corruption myth

  Corruption is by far not the main factor behind persisting poverty in the Global South. Transparency International recently published their latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), laid out in an eye-catching map of the world with the least corrupt nations coded in happy yellow and the most corrupt nations smeared in stigmatising red. The

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Obama’s Africa Summit: Business Agenda Rather Than Human Rights & Aid

Obama’s summit with African leaders puts human rights on the back burner in favor of investment and profit opportunities for U.S. corporations. Source: nonprofitquarterly.org hy might leaders such as Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, and Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz want to meet with members of the African Diaspora in the U.S.? The Migration

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