Our children are our greatest teachers. If only we’re willing to listen. Here is an example – my daughter, Emma, is 4 years old and started her first year at Dutch primary school in March. The input from the last few months at preschool and her exposure to the rich language environment at school, combined with her enthusiasm for making new friends, has resulted in a remarkable improvement in her Dutch language skills and fluency. She also takes great pride in assuming a teacher role and helping my husband and me with our Dutch. We talk about what words mean,…
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Issued on: 12/05/2023 – 10:23 The Malian army and foreign fighters killed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in central Mali in March 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The OHCHR “has reasonable grounds to believe that at least 500 people were killed in violation of norms, standards, rules and/or principles of international law” between March 27 and 31, 2022, in the town of Moura, the report said.The victims, including some 20 women and seven children, were “executed by the FAMa (Malian Armed Forces) and foreign military…
Issued on: 12/05/2023 – 12:16 Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to escape fighting that erupted in mid-April, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have been displaced inside the country, the UN said Friday. “As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and returnees have been forced to flee the country, with more crossing borders daily seeking safety,” UN refugee agency spokeswoman Olga Sarrado told reporters in Geneva.The UN migration agency said earlier this week that more than 700,000 people have also been displaced within Sudan by the fighting that erupted on April 15,…
/ Shows / Revisited Issued on: 12/05/2023 – 16:40 16:43 REVISITED © FRANCE 24 By: Caroline DUMAY | Stefan CARSTENS | Nadine THERON On March 29, 1988, South African anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September was shot dead at close range in central Paris. In the 1970s, she had been imprisoned in her home country for her activities against the apartheid regime. Upon her release, she had been authorised to leave South Africa on the condition that she never return. September was the representative of Nelson Mandela’s ANC party in France and yet she claimed to be followed and watched. What did…
JOHANNESBURG — The United States ambassador to South Africa has accused the country’s government of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia during its invasion of Ukraine, escalating the friction between the two countries over Russia and the war.The ambassador, Reuben E. Brigety II, told reporters on Thursday that Washington has reason to believe that a Russian ship that docked near Cape Town at a South African naval base last December, the Lady R, “uploaded weapons and ammunition.”“We are confident that weapons were loaded onto that vessel and I will bet my life on the accuracy of that assertion,” Ambassador Brigety…
The warring parties in Sudan could not agree to a cease-fire, but signed a commitment to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid and to restore some services for residents battered by nearly four weeks of intense fighting, two senior U.S. administration officials said on Thursday.The deal, brokered by diplomats from the United States and Saudi Arabia after six days of talks in Jeddah, fell short of the negotiators’ original goal of reaching a truce. It was cast instead as a “declaration of commitment to protect the civilians of Sudan.” The goals of the pact include delivering humanitarian aid, restoring essential services,…
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Maker Space at DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2023 Let your imagination run wild. Join SA’s own nature play company Climbing Tree in the Massive Maker Space. Get creative with its huge pile of junk loose parts, Massive Maker Space is a small world of possibilities where you can create something never seen before. Duration: 1 hr 15 minutes For more information and all enquiries please visit the The Massive Maker Space event page. What: Massive Maker Space – DreamBIG Children’s Festival When: Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 May 2023 | 10am – 3pm Where: Festival Plaza Who: suitable for all agees…
ADAM’S NOTE: This blog has been graced with many insightful guest posts over the past 10 years and I highly recommend them all. Today’s guest post was written by trilingual speech-language pathologist Ana Paula Mumy and I feel honored to be able to share such a heartfelt and moving message. In fact, this is the fourth article that Ana Paula has written for Bilingual Monkeys and all of them are must-read posts: Speech-Language Pathologist Tells All About Bilingualism, Speech, and Language Delays Battling the Majority Language Giant (While Feeling Like a Minority Language Gnome) Engaging Your Incredible Bilingual Child in…
/ Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 10/05/2023 – 23:11 14:50 In tonight’s edition: At least five die in Tunisia in a synagogue shooting. A national guard member opened fire on colleagues and worshippers before being killed himself. In northwestern Nigeria, divers in the Shagari river have been desperately searching for survivors since over a dozen children drowned there on Tuesday. And we spotlight African and specifically Nigerian cinema here in Paris. The Nollywood film Festival is back for it’s 10th anniversary. Read more on related topics: