You've heard of solar power, and also wind power. Now, you might start hearing about soil power as well.

Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena has encouraged young learners to take advantage of programmes offered during the Science Week to plan their careers.

Beatrice Lamwaka is the author of Anena's Victory, one of the Fountain Junior Living Youth Series. Her short stories appear in various anthologies and she has founded a book club that will meet once a month to discuss books. She

WITH her latest novel Get a Life (2005) Gordimer turns to an entirely new topic, not only in her own oeuvre, but also in South African literature: ecology and environmental protection.

Cape Town author Henrietta Rose-Innes has been nominated among a handful of Africa's most talented writers for the Caine Prize.

The principal of the troubled Koelel High School in Gilgil has been demoted three months after a student died at the school.

WHEN the National Universities Commission complains about illegal universities what are we supposed to do? When it tells us thousands of unqualified students obtain university education, are we to mourn or applaud?

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has called for the restructuring of education in order to free our country from poverty and underdevelopment.

NORMALLY, girls are paraded, asked to change into different garments, made to sashay on the catwalk and asked different questions to determine their intelligence. The winner takes it all. That is the norm in selecting a beauty queen, but not

PARLIAMENT has passed a motion to declare the late Yvonne Namaganda of Budo Junior School a national heroine.

Cabinet is due to convene an emergency session to discuss the deepening financial troubles afflicting Makerere University and save the public institution another embarrassing strike by lecturers over pay disputes.

The teaching of space science in Tanzania schools and colleges will be given special emphasis from now on, it was announced here yesterday.

Owners of private secondary schools have defended their drop in performance in the just announced form six national examination results, saying their placing was still satisfactory.

The article: "MUK dons clash over tribalism", that appeared in the New Vision of May 2, was a total distortion of my representation at the workshop. The discussion was about recent Kenyan experience and the lessons Uganda could draw from

Yumbe District is set for more enlightened deliberations after seven councillors including the vice chairman, Mr Kassim Ayisuga chose to go back to school.

I write in response to media reports stating that the Government has no role in the operation of boarding schools.

KYAMBOGO University will re-open on June 13 after the staff validation exercise is completed, state minister for higher education Gabriel Opio has said.

District finance officers have been warned against diverting school grants to finance other activities.

THE Oshana Education Directorate is holding a three-day education conference to review the performance of schools under its jurisdiction.