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Kenya: Youth Urged to Vie for Seats [The Star]
The Centre for Multiparty Democracy has called upon the youth to vie for seats in the forthcoming elections. While on a youth forum for Meru County, Franklin Mukwanja the CDM Programme officer urged the youth to embrace the devolved system of governance as a stepping stone to ascend to national political leadership. Kenya: Two Children Electrocuted As Four Die in Kilifi Road Crash [The Star]
TWO children were electrocuted on Wednesday evening during the heavy downpour that also caused the death of four people in a grisly road accident in Mombasa. The first incident happened in Utange area-Shanzu, at 6.30pm, when the duo had been sent to a shop and were on their way back. Kenya: Parents Advised On Disabled Children [The Star]
Parents with children with disabilities have been urged not to hide them but take them to school. Speaking at the Kibarani Primary School in Kilifi yesterday after donating uniforms, Basiva Foundation goodwill ambassador Petro Schatz called on the parents not to stigmatise disabled children by denying them education. Schatz, who sponsors deaf pupils at the school, said: "Deaf children should be given priority in education so that they can get a way to interact with other children." Gambia: Jiffarong Youth Poised to Revitalise Women's Garden [Daily Observer]
The youth of Jiffarong village in Kiang West District, last weekend embarked on a self-help community project that seeks to revitalise a garden for women of the village that has not been functional for nearly two decades. Zimbabwe: PwC to Raise Funds for Orphans [The Herald]
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PwC) is set to raise funds for orphans at Mashambanzou Care Trust through a Cycle Trust Fund project as part of its corporate social responsibility. As a sponsor, PwC is co-ordinating the Cycle Trust Fund project and, in addition, it will organise a Fun Cycle Day on May 31. Namibia: Media Should Be Vigilant Against Channeling Negative Archaic News [New Era]
ONE could not but wonder how at this stage and in this age a national public broadcaster seems so insensitive to gender issues, especially to violence against women and children, which seems to be rampant within our society and communities. Namibia: Dr Nujoma Launches Mrs Kangaroo [New Era]
Eenhana -
The Founding President and Father of the Nation, His Excellency Dr Sam Nujoma has officially launched Mrs Kangaroo visits Namibia, a children's book authored by Ambrosius Amutenja. Angola: Minister Happy With 'Meu Kamba' School Project [ANGOP]
Luanda -
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Maria Cândida Teixeira, expressed on Wednesday in Luanda her satisfaction at the presentation of the school project dubbed "Meu Kamba", aimed to supply free of charge computers to children since pre school. Angola: 2000 Children to Get Computers With Education Programmes [ANGOP]
Luanda -
At least 2000 Angolan children will benefit from computers with education programmes dubbed "Meu Kamba". South Africa: Children's Access to Inappropriate Content in the Spotlight [BuaNews]
Pretoria -
There is great responsibility on parents and adults to be accountable for the content children in their care have access to, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
