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Ministry of Secondary Education: Pregnant students go to school
Press release from the Minister of Secondary Education Minister of Secondary Education Minister Nalova Lyonga instructs that pregnant students should no longer be dismissed from school
According to the communique the minister sets up a list of instructions in favor of pregnant students to be respected by every school
- Pregnant students should be allowed to continue with school activities until the 26th week of pregnancy
- Pregnant students should be placed on maternity leave after the 26th week of pregnancy
- Pregnant students should be authorised to resume school after child birth
- The same measures to be applied to the author of the pregnancy if he is a student
- Mobilisation of available human resources to provide psychosocial and psychological support to students concerned
- Disciplinary actions to be taken against staff responsible for students pregnancy
These are the measures put in place by the minister of secondary education to ensure pregnant students to still have the opportunity to go to school
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World Press Freedom Day: JMC Celebrates
Jmc department / guests ,World Press Freedom Day 2022 The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication ( JMC) along with distinguished guests come together to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day.
- Eno Chris oben and Tamfu Arison, representing the public and private sector of journalism respectively, and as guest speakers of the event, expanciate on the theme Journalism under surveillance, highlighting personal experiences .
Eno Chris and Tamfu Arison present at WPFD celebration - Staff, products of the department , seasoned journalists and communication experts, receive awards on the occasion of the WPFD for the impacts they have made.
Jmc awards exceptional persons in the journalism and communication world - Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) buea branch vs the department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) in a game of football to celebrate WPFD, with scores ( 1-1)
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Cameroon: Tuesday,3 May 2022, declared public holiday
Presidential Press Release The President of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E Paul Biya, declares Tuesday, 3 May 2022, a public holiday
This decree is to be respected nation wide mindful of the constitution and laws of the nation.
- Law No. 73/5 of 7 December 1973 to regulate public holidays
- Law No. 76/8 of 8 July 1976 ( amendment of the 1973 law to regulate public holidays)
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Minister of Secondary Education: Disciplinary actions against civil servants.
Press release from the minister of Secondary education. The Prime minister permits, minister of secondary education to take disciplinary actions against disobedient civil servants.
All personnel of the Ministry of Secondary Education who regularly violated several obligations of civil servants during the first term of the 2021- 2022 academic year will face the disciplinary council.
Civil servants have as obligations to;
- To serve and to be committed to service
- To obey
- The obligation to confidentiality
Source: Cameroon News Agency.
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UB,JMC: To Commemorate World Press Freedom Day
JMC Press Release in preparation for WPFD The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Buea, anticipate the commemoration of the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Day ( WPFD) on Tuesday, May 3rd 2022.
According to the communique signed by the Head of department Prof Kingsley L. Ngange, the 2022 edition of the WPFD, has as theme Journalism under Surveillance.
This event will be celebrated in 4 parts;
- A conference graced by the presence of seasoned journalists Eno Chris oben and Arison Tamfu from the public and private sector respectively
- An award segment
- A football match
- And a gala evening.
WPFD is observed to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and other pertinent issues to journalists and the media every May 3rd.
Source: Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Buea
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HYSACAM workers threaten to strike
HYSACAM WORKERS ON DUTY Employees of Cameroon Hygiene and Sanitation company threaten to take strike action for late salary payment, lack of health insurance and inadequate equipments.
Workers express greviances of non-payment of salaries for the past two months, lack of health insurance and even adequate work equipment. In the Anglophone regions the dirt soldiers do not only have to deal with waste management but also have to deal with the insecurities in these regions.
HYSACAM workers have stopped work four times already within 24 months resulting in the abundance of waste in the streets of several cities in Cameroon. Their last strike action lasted two weeks and was solved by the government who increased the funds giving to this company. But less than three months after, the root cause of the problem has still not been properly addressed. For this cause the workers threaten to carry out another strike action
Source: Cameroon News Agency
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Nextel to resume activities following end of managerial crisis
Baba Danpullo and Vietnamese partners set for a new beginning Resolution meetings held amongst major stakeholders of the telecommunications company Nexttel, ends managerial crisis and sets the base for resumption and better functioning
The general manager of the company was allegedly accused by Baba Danpullo of discriminate recruiting of employees. Employing mostly Vietnamese in a Cameroon based company at the expense of unemployed Cameroonians. He was also accused of running the company as a private company and unaccountability of his actions.
As a result of subsequent meetings stakeholder are determined to audit the period of conflict and intend to resume work as soon as possible. The new reconciliatory move engaged by Baba Danpullo and his collaborators, now comes to consolidate the position of being amongst the top 3 mobile networks in Cameroon after their activities had been relaxed over a considerable period of time.
Since its establishment in September 2014,VIETTEL CAMEROON SA known as NEXTTEL has been the preferred network of millions of Cameroonians. Its resumption and subsequent solutions to managerial problems will be beneficial to its users and treat to its competitors
Source: betatinz.com
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Somalia drought: 350,000 children vulnerable to death
Nimco Adi and baby suffer from malnutrition Extensive drought hits Somalia puting lives of children and parents at stake as the country may suffer from acute malnutrition and death cases by June according to experts.
Nimco Adi six- month- old baby girl suffers from malnutrition weighing 4kg, almost half of what the child’s ideal weight should be. Nimco falls sick due to lack of food and is unable to breastfeed her baby. Nimco has just arrived at a malnutrition stabilisation centre in Luuq, in south-western Somalia, and is given a bed inside the facility, which she will have to share with another mother. Her story is one among many mothers who are facing the potential death of their children by malnutrition.
Mother and child struggle to survive the drought ( Google photos)
According to,Adam Abdelmoula from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha), “If nothing is done, it is projected that by the summer of this year, 350,000 of the 1.4 million severely malnourished children in the country, will perish.” 70% of school-age children are not attending school and in just one state in Juba land, the drought has led to closure of 40 schools and that is going to be the trend in many drought-affected areas.
Population of Somalia living conditions as a result of the drought Since 2015, Somalia experiences a huge funding crisis to aid the malnurished children and families with water and medical care. Sever drought ravages the nation and its fate has been determined for worse to come in the months ahead.
Source BBC Africa.
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