African students who have staked all to come to study in universities in India have been facing different levels of racist attacks. Some recent incidents of such attacks were reported in Noida, where students of a private university were attacked by mobs outside the campus. The attackers called the African ... Read More »
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is harnessing sophisticated technology to catch nighttime poachers in Eastern Africa. Since the deployment of thermal imaging cameras and human detection software nine months ago, more than two dozen poachers have been arrested in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the wildlife conservation organization announced this week. The ... Read More »
It’s been a bad week for a lot of Americans. How about an interesting distraction? The video above, from the American Museum of Natural History, shows essentially all of human history in just six minutes. It shows humanity spreading across the world over a few hundred thousand years — even ... Read More »
Leaders of tertiary education and research are coming together in Accra, Ghana, to tackle the increasingly changing and challenging conditions facing the further, higher education and research sectors around the world. The 10th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference running from 14-16 November, organised by Education International, ... Read More »
Weeks of protests at South African universities have targeted tuition fees – but students say they are also about racism and inequality in a society still plagued by the legacy of apartheid. The demonstrations have tapped into deep problems in the country, where many black people are unable to get ... Read More »
Many black students said they are being priced out of higher education Renewed clashes between police and student protesters erupted Monday outside one of South Africa’s largest universities, with students demanding free education. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the demonstrators who reportedly used rocks as projectiles at ... Read More »
South Africa’s excessive court has ruled that a decision to drop 783 corruption expenses againstPresident Jacob Zuma must be reviewed. The prices had been dropped simply weeks earlier than the 2009 election which caused Mr Zuma turning into president. choose Aubrey Ledwaba said the selection by way of the chief ... Read More »
