Samorn Tarapan

Jan 12, 2025 | sowetanlive.co.za | Mandla Khoza |Samorn Tarapan

The department revealed that they have 7,924 unplaced grade 1 and grade 8 learners, whose placements they promised to prioritise. Stock photo. Frustration is mounting on parents of learners heading to grade 1 and grade 8 in Mpumalanga as more than 7,000 learners are yet to be placed. The Mpumalanga department of education has blamed among other things late applications and some parents applying for schools that are far from their residential areas.

Jun 22, 2023 | 1africafocus.com | Samorn Tarapan

Susan Chomba glares out the window of the Prado Land Cruiser at dozens of motorcycles speeding in the opposite direction. Each motorcycle carries at least five bags of charcoal and for every bag, at least three medium-sized acacia trees must be chopped down and burned. Charcoal production is banned in Kenya, but is still widely used for domestic heat and cooking. Chomba loves trees. She can rattle off the scientific and local names of countless species and detail their ideal growing conditions.

Jun 19, 2023 | 1africafocus.com | Samorn Tarapan

Education International, the global federation of educators, strongly condemns the horrific attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda and mourns in solidarity with the families and communities impacted by this devastating act of violence. Education International further calls for the authorities to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for this massacre and calls for all armed groups to respect schools as safe sanctuaries where students can learn and thrive.