It's time now for The Discourse here on Rise and Shine, and this morning we turn our attention to language-responsive education and what it means for improving literacy and learning across Africa's multilingual classrooms. The British Council has released new research exploring how education systems can better respond to diverse language contexts and support better learning outcomes. To discuss the findings and the role of teacher professional development, Peter Ndoro spoke to Vanessa Komiliades, Global Head of Professional Development for English and School Education at the British Council.

It's time now for The Discourse here on Rise and Shine, and this morning we turn our attention to language-responsive education and what it means for improving literacy and learning across Africa's multilingual classrooms. The British Council has released new research exploring how education systems can better respond to diverse language contexts and support better learning outcomes. To discuss the findings and the role of teacher professional development, Peter Ndoro spoke to Vanessa Komiliades, Global Head of Professional Development for English and School Education at the British Council.

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Researchers and experts warn that South Africa is facing a water crisis, a problem that has been years in the making. The country's drinkable water crisis is driven by collapsing municipal infrastructure, rampant leakage, and poor governance. 37% of its treated water is lost before it reaches consumers, while 105 municipalities are grappling with a failing infrastructure. Government says it needs about 24 billion dollars to rehabilitate the water and sanitation infrastructure across the country. This has led to an increased and prolonged water shedding. Peter Ndoro spoke Prof f Stanley Liphadzi, Acting CEO at the Water Research Commission (WRC) in South Africa

Researchers and experts warn that South Africa is facing a water crisis, a problem that has been years in the making. The country's drinkable water crisis is driven by collapsing municipal infrastructure, rampant leakage, and poor governance. 37% of its treated water is lost before it reaches consumers, while 105 municipalities are grappling with a failing infrastructure. Government says it needs about 24 billion dollars to rehabilitate the water and sanitation infrastructure across the country. This has led to an increased and prolonged water shedding. Peter Ndoro spoke Prof&nbsp;f Stanley Liphadzi, Acting CEO at the Water Research Commission (WRC) in South Africa

South Africa's Water Crisis Deepens as Failing Infrastructure Strains Supply

On the eve of Nelson Mandela Day, a permanent monument honouring South Africa's first democratic president is drawing international attention from the Arctic city of Tromsø in northern Norway. Named iNkundla—the isiXhosa word for "place of gathering"—the installation was created by internationally acclaimed South African ceramic artist and co-founder of Imiso Ceramics, Andile Dyalvane. Commissioned by the Tromsø Municipality, the monument celebrates Nelson Mandela's legacy through a public space dedicated to dialogue, reflection, peace and human connection. For more on this, Peter Ndoro spoke to Andile Dyalvane.

On the eve of Nelson Mandela Day, a permanent monument honouring South Africa's first democratic president is drawing international attention from the Arctic city of Troms&oslash; in northern Norway. Named iNkundla&mdash;the isiXhosa word for "place of gathering"&mdash;the installation was created by internationally acclaimed South African ceramic artist and co-founder of Imiso Ceramics, Andile Dyalvane. Commissioned by the Troms&oslash; Municipality, the monument celebrates Nelson Mandela's legacy through a public space dedicated to dialogue, reflection, peace and human connection. For more on this, Peter Ndoro spoke to Andile Dyalvane.

Norway Unveils Nelson Mandela Monument Celebrating Dialogue, Peace and Unity

You're listening to The Discourse here on Rise and Shine. We've been discussing the British Council's latest research on language-responsive education. We now turn to the broader debate around language policy, multilingualism and literacy in South Africa and across Africa. Peter Ndoro spoke to Glenn Allies, Head of English and School Education at the British Council South Africa.

You're listening to The Discourse here on Rise and Shine. We've been discussing the British Council's latest research on language-responsive education. We now turn to the broader debate around language policy, multilingualism and literacy in South Africa and across Africa. Peter Ndoro spoke to Glenn Allies, Head of English and School Education at the British Council South Africa.

British Council Study Explores Language-Responsive Education to Boost Literacy Across Africa RESPONSIVE EDU

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