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University placement: Over 250,000 students who sat 2021 KCSE placed in various institutions, 144,466 to take degree programmes while 16,000 students locked out.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
For many students across the city, especially those from black and brown communities, the option of a college education is far-fetched. Most of these students come from low-income families who face several barriers that prevent or limit their chances of continuing their education. To add to that list of obstacles is the COVID-19 pandemic and … Continued
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Technology continues to revolutionise the financial services landscape. From mobile payments, App-based investing platforms, financial technology has revolutionised not only how consumers receive financial services but also how they expect to receive such services. Core financial institutions are expected to be radically reconfigured as a result of technological innovations. Financial education is therefore an important cog for promoting financial technology. Financial education refers to the process of building knowledge, skills and attitudes to become financially literate. It is meant to inculcate people on good financial management practices with respect to earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and investing. Financial education is meant to enable people to shift from reactive to proactive decision-making and work towards fulfilling their financial goals. By broadening people’s understanding of financial options and principles, financial education builds skills to use financial products and services, and promotes attitudes and behaviours that support more effective use of financial resources. It is crucial that financial literacy be introduced at almost all levels. The curricula for financial education should include components to help students develop an understanding of the appropriate skills relating to the roles of money, credit, budgets, financial planning and other relevant personal finance topics in order to permit them to understand and appropriately manage their finances. Financial literacy enables citizens of all ages and economic positions to remain in touch with changes in financial needs and circumstances, and to take advantage of products and services that best meet their goals. The increasing complexity of our financial system makes it clear that strengthening the financial knowledge and skills of the people is critical for the future success and financial stability. Financial literacy is important in the life journey of everyone, from primary school, secondary school, tertiary level and for the employed or unemployed. It allows one to make thoughtful informed decisions concerning their finances. There is need for continued efforts by all stakeholders to invest significantly in bridging the financial literacy gap in our society by providing financial literacy programmes particularly to specific population subgroups, such as ethnic and gender minorities, require custom-tailored approaches. Once financial literacy is created it will in time be channeled via financial intermediaries and financial markets and transformed into investments in the private sector and public through loans to companies and capital market investments. If more citizens choose to save through formal mechanisms more capital will be made available to increase the productive capacity of the economy. Governments, municipalities and corporates can issue retail securities such as Bonds aimed at enhancing financial inclusion and a saving and investment culture to promote economic development. Throughout Africa corporates and governm
California has wholeheartedly embraced the Affordable Care Act — it advertises it, it invests in it, it protects it. It even goes to court for it. That’s because the Golden State has a lot to lose if the the act, also known as Obamacare, is overturned. Today, the high court will hear oral arguments in […]
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[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- \"We can not silence the guns in Africa without the inclusion of women in peace processes. - these were the opening remarks by the African Union Special Envoy Bineta Diop at the Virtual Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security on November 10.
(StatePoint)—The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how business gets done. And when it comes to midsized and small businesses, the importance of investing in new technology, facilitating remote work and maintaining a tech-savvy workforce has never been so clear, according to a new survey. Conducted by The Harris Poll for CIT Group Inc., a leading … Continued
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[Nation] Abdirahman Abdishakur may have been around during Somalia's rebirth and political scene for the last two decades but the Somali constitutional expert, 52, still yearns for the country's top prize: the presidency.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- African LGBT+ refugees seeking new life in the United States celebrate Biden-Harris win
The Apple emblem is seen at an organization retailer in an upscale shopping center in Bangkok on November 10, … [+] 2020. (Picture by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Picture by…
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that the state will decrease the allowed capacity for its bars and restaurants from 75% to 50%, citing a recent surge in coronavirus cases.
Kaylin Tran imagined her first year at UCLA after transferring from Pasadena City College as kind of like a coming of age movie: She’d join clubs, make lifelong friends and pore over books in the university’s iconic library. Instead, thanks to the pandemic, she’s sitting in front of a computer screen in her family’s San […]
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has insisted on the need to bring everyone on board in discussions surrounding Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitution review process saying the document should focus on building bridges towards consensus and not build walls.
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard does not discriminate against Asian American applicants, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that offers relief to other colleges that consider race in admissions, but also sets the stage for a potential review by an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court. The decision came from two judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston who rejected claims from an anti-affirmative action group that accused the Ivy League University of imposing a 'racial penalty' on Asian Americans. The judges upheld a previous ruling clearing Harvard of discrimination […]
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina temporarily brought proceedings in the Senate to a halt on Tuesday when he entered the Chamber clad in the traditional Maasai attire.
The initial results from clinical trials show that an injection is 90% more effective than taking a daily pill to prevent HIV among women.
Virginia reported more than 1,500 new coronavirus cases again Thursday, continuing a recent surge in cases after months of relative steadiness.
by Glenn Ellis I am glad Covid has “laid bare” structural racism and inequalities in healthcare and health for some folks. Welcome. We are happy to have you join us in the fight of our lives. -Dr. Robin Stevens- (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Throughout modern U.S. medical history, official reports and statistics have documented, and confirmed, the disproportionate burden … Continued
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Grocery store shoppers are again stocking up on a number of products as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies — a run that could result in more shortages as the winter months approach.
[Nation] Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr is the best performing senator in the country, according to an opinion poll by research firm Infotrak.
[Monitor] Cricket is one of the few disciplines that broke the coronavirus pandemic shell built around the country's sports by staging the Uganda Elite League last week.
[Dalsan Radio] Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has said that the Kenyan government will make it easier for Somalis to obtain visas to resume trade ties between the two countries, which have been suspended in recent months.
[Nation] From Shashamane, a town in central Ethiopia, smugglers have created two routes to get bhang to Nairobi and authorities say they are boldly hauling huge consignments stashed in oil tankers.
High school seniors whose dreams are to power the future and make a difference through the study of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) are invited to apply for Edison International’s $1.2 million Edison Scholars Program.
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In summary California should create a citizens’ initiative review process to weigh in independently for the public interest when special interests are battling it out. By Nathan Gardels, Special to CalMatters Nathan Gardels is executive adviser to Think Long Committee for California and co-founder of the Berggruen Institute, ngardels@gmail.com. As far back as 2009, then […]
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County health workers will partner with certified worker organizations to support employees who want to form councils and train them on protocols so they can help monitor compliance.
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