Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities - AFTRA

16/09/2021

ZIMBABWE: MASVINGO HIGH COURT ACQUITS CONVICTER RURAL TEACHER

Masvingo High Court Judges, Justice Sunsley Zisengwe and Justice Garainesu Mawadze have quashed conviction and 16-month imprisonment of Shilla Chisirumunhu, a teacher, who was convicted in 2020 for participating in a protest demanding improved salaries and working conditions for teachers

Masvingo High Court Judges, Justice Sunsley Zisengwe and Justice Garainesu Mawadze have quashed conviction and 16-month imprisonment of Shilla Chisirumunhu, a teacher, who was convicted in 2020 for participating in a protest demanding improved salaries and working conditions for teachers.

16/09/2021

BURUNDI |BURUNDI LAUNCHES MASSIVE COVID-19 TESTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

In an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, the government of Burundi last week began a compulsory screening campaign for all pupils in boarding schools. This initiative will last until 14 September.

In an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, the government of Burundi last week began a compulsory screening campaign for all pupils in boarding schools. This initiative will last until 14 September.

03/08/2019

Zambia 🇿🇲

A RARE TEACHER

Chisanga Zulu a Teacher in Kifubwa in Solwezi was found in class teaching with a baby on her back.

The baby is the young brother to one of her female pupils.

The grade 6 pupil had been missing school, this forced her teacher-Ms Zulu to follow her home to find out why she has been away from school.

On the visit ,It is was discovered that the mother to the grade 6 pupil leaves the girl at home to look after her younger brothers and sisters .

This made it difficult for the girl to attend Classes. The Headteacher also moved in and asked Ms. Zulu to allow the pupil to be attending class with her little brother .

When she's at school, the teacher-Ms. Zulu puts the little boy on her back so that the Grade 6 girl can concentrate .

What a he**in of a Teacher .

02/08/2019

Southern African Teachers Organisation (SATO) started with its annual games in Maseru, Lesotho.As sport is the most effective unifier of people irrespective of race, colour or creed, the SATO Games provide the educators from different teacher unions in the region with an opportunity to gather and celebrate their profession.

The games have attracted about 800 teachers from five Southern African countries – South Africa, Botswana,Zambia, Swaziland, Tanzania and hosts Lesotho kicked off early in the morning at Setsoto Stadium and Lesotho College of Education. The participants are competing in six disciplines namely football, netball, basketball, volleyball, athletics and chess.

16/07/2019

“South Africa has embraced Kiswahili which is an official African Union language so there’s also lots of excitement that South Africa will finally embrace Kiswahili language. I am even talking with the minister of Arts and Culture to say perhaps they should be able to provide that for people outside school because we will not be able to do it as the department of basic education [DBE],” she said during a pre-budget vote media briefing in Parliament

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said the department’s plans to implement Kiswahili in SA schools are underway.

04/07/2019

THREE African countries have approached Government to recruit Zimbabwean teachers who are on demand in those nations.

26/06/2019

Teacher with no arms doesn’t let her disability stop her from teaching.

Despite being physically challenged with no arms to facilitate her daily routine, this teacher carries on teaching. Writing with chalk in her mouth, Madam Enyonam has inspired many.

21/06/2019

Rwanda offers aspiring teachers free university education.

Rwandan government has announced that it will drop university fees for those who want to study education.It will also cut secondary school fees by half for students who say they hope to become teachers.

13/06/2019

The new hires will help realise the new curriculum's objectives and improve general teaching quality.

06/06/2019

Sackey teaches in a farming community, and found that family members would often take children out of class to go and work in the fields. To encourage children to stay in school, he says that pupils must feel welcome and entertained.

Sackey Percy, a creative arts teacher in Ghana, has risen to social media fame after posting videos of himself dancing with his pupils -- a teaching method he says makes learning easier and helps tackle truancy.

01/06/2019

Kenya and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a foundation for the introduction of Kiswahili as an elective language in the South African educational system. This is South Africa’s next step in fully integrating Kiswahili as an indigenous language to promote unity and...