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South African Education Buses

School on wheels. How South African bus companies took education to the people

23 Sep 1994,26 mins

Establishing Standards in the Ivory Coast

Tackling student-lecturer relationships in the Ivory Coast and stamping out abuse of power

29 Sep 1994,25 mins

Sierra Leone School for Displaced Children

How the Open Learning Systems Education Trust in South Africa reach girls

04 Oct 1994,25 mins

Information Technology

Where does Africa stand in the information revolution?

13 Oct 1994,25 mins

Reform for Universities

Irregularities and malpractice within The West African Examinations Council

20 Oct 1994,25 mins

South African School Syllabus

Africa’s oldest university college has fallen on hard times

27 Oct 1994,25 mins

University Education and Employment

Special edition from the University of Ghana

10 Nov 1994,28 mins

South African Street Children

Bringing South African street children back to the classroom

16 Nov 1994,25 mins

University Needed in Malawi

With a growing population, Malawi's education minister on the need for a new university

24 Nov 1994,25 mins

Peace in Burundi

Teaching peace in politically volatile Burundi

01 Dec 1994,25 mins

Schooling in Sudan

What is it like going to school in a warzone like Sudan?

06 Dec 1994,25 mins

Roadshow at Lagos

Debating the importance of a university education

08 Dec 1994,25 mins

Sacked Ethiopian Academics

Should teachers be sacked for having a political opinion?

20 Dec 1994,26 mins

Boys vs Girls

More moves towards peace in the classrooms of Burundi

20 Dec 1994,26 mins

Prospects for Women

Discussing work prospects for African women in the 1990s

05 Jan 1995,26 mins

English Textbooks

Neville Grant, author of English textbooks in Africa

10 Jan 1995,25 mins

Learning a Trade

Vocational training- removing the stigma of learning a trade

19 Jan 1995,25 mins

Challenging the Government

The University of Swaziland reopens after student protest

26 Jan 1995,25 mins

Malawi Girls

According to UNICEF figures, African girls have just 70 days of effective schooling

07 Feb 1995,25 mins

Tanzanian Classrooms

Comparing the difference between a Tanzanian classroom from the '60s to one in the '90s

04 Apr 1995,25 mins

Mature Students

Wise words from a mature student

11 Apr 1995,25 mins

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean children sing for peace in a war torn country

18 Apr 1995,25 mins

Education for Women and Girls

77% of girls in the Machinga district of Malawi have never been to school

27 Apr 1995,25 mins

Learning English in the Ivory Coast

English has often been described as the language of commerce

09 May 1995,24 mins

Women in Traditional Societies

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) debate

18 May 1995,25 mins

World Bank Education Report

Strong criticism of World Bank report on education

24 May 1995,25 mins

Halls of Residence

Visiting the halls of residence at a Kenyan university

30 May 1995,24 mins

Foreign Students in Africa

Four students travel to attend Bayero University in Northern Nigeria

07 Jun 1995,24 mins

Open Learning in South Africa

The verdict of a report on distance and open learning in South Africa

24 Jun 1995,25 mins

Education in the New South Africa

Under apartheid, young black Africans were deliberately under educated

02 Jul 1995,26 mins

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