Education

You'll agree that coming up with a list of the best secondary schools in Africa, from different countries across the entire continent is almost an impossible task. For one thing, the countries follow different guidelines and curriculum. Beyond that, the major regional assessments are equally completely different. How then did we arrive at the list we have here? Well, attention was given to schools that have historical prominence at a...

Education was declared a basic human right by the former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and as such, all children in the country have the right to education even though most people send their children to independent schools. Today, the country is leading Africa in adult education with a literacy rate of about 90%, a little over Tunisia at 87%. Zimbabwean education system used to be the most developed on...

It might interest you to question why there is no South African establishment tasked with the duty of evaluating the performances of South African universities. Well, South African legislatures are apparently more interested in such things as the increment of the president's salary than enabling strategic platforms that will stir a quicker development of important sectors in South Africa. Since there are no South African outlets to rank its universities, the...

Okay, it's not exactly as stated in the headline, here's how it is - 61 nations were surveyed and South Africa emerged the sixth most illiterate nation among them. This is according to a descriptive rank-order study by the Central Connecticut State University which was enabled by variables that tested literacy achievement and the exemplification of literate behaviours across countries. The World’s Most Literate Nations (WMLN) study which was launched this...

Universities in South Africa have systems that are considered the strongest on the continent. South Africa is home to five out of the six best universities in Africa, including the University of Cape Town (located in South Africa's leading city, Cape Town) and the University of the Witwatersrand (located in the country's megacity, Johannesburg). Both campuses are constantly graded as academically strongest in Africa. It is important to note that rankings...

At the Provincial Department's Awards ceremony held on Tuesday, a number of schools in Western Cape had secured for themselves bragging rights for Matric achievements obtained last year. At the ceremony which held at the Leeuwenhof, Premier Helen Zille's official residence, news24 correspondents revealed a list of top best schools that had got the nod of approval in the various categories for the year. They include: Oude Molen Technical School which is located in...

With the recent dramatic issues that arose relating to the cost of education in South Africa, the protests and all that, no one would take serious information about getting an education at no cost in the country. It's simply impossible. But then, we discovered these platforms where anyone who's willing to be educated but couldn't afford the cost of education could get educated. Yes, you read it right, it's...

Generally, education is known to be wonderful, interesting and above all, costly. It is the very soul of a society and passes from generation to generation. South African government is one of the many governments that have recognized the immense importance of education and as such made certain that basic education is compulsory. Hence, under the South African Schools Act of 1996, education is compulsory for all South Africans from...

In compiling the list of the top Universities in Zambia, the ranking is usually done based on the universities offering the best programs such as MBA, Medical, Engineering, Arts & Design, Films & Media and many other courses and programs. These rankings also look at quantitative measures of academic productivity and how far the certificates awarded can take one around the world. Thus, it is sometimes based on whether...

After more than six decades, Rosebank College has continued to deliver quality tertiary education to both South Africans and international students. The institution which is a brand of the Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) since 2005 is situated in the bustling centre of the country’s cities with campuses scattered in different parts of the country. Rosebank College embraces the same vibrant environment which allows 12,000 students to connect with...

The University of Venda, popularly known as UNIVEN is a rural-based public university in South Africa. The institution was established in 1982 to serve the inhabitants of the Venda bantustan, nevertheless, students from all over the Northern Transvaal attended the institution. Following the education reform in the new millennium, at the end of the apartheid era and the re-integration of bantustans into South Africa, the school went on to...

Known for its residential campus that provides an active residential life, the University Of Stellenbosch is a public research university in South Africa that stands as the joint oldest institution of higher learning in the country. Situated in the Western Cape Province town of Stellenbosch, the university has gone a long way to cement its reputation as a world-class institution thanks to its high ranking in research output, student...

One of the more recently established institutions in South Africa, the University of Limpopo was formed on the 1st of January 2005 following the merger of previously existing institutions. Located in the South African province of Limpopo, in the foothills of the Wolkberg range in Mankweng, between Polokwane and Magoebaskloof, the university aims to be the leading African University focused on the developmental needs of its communities. It further epitomizes...