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The Ministry of Education and Youth is advising school administrators to keep the doors of institutions open Monday, even if not enough teachers and students turn up for school.

Hundreds of students and scores of teachers are unable to get to their respective schools as transport operators have withdrawn their services in protest of the government not granting an amnesty to facilitate payment for outstanding traffic tickets.

The ministry, by way of a bulletin on Monday, said students and teachers who report to school should not be sent home.

“The efforts to manage this disruption must be coordinated, even if teachers and other staff are affected by the strike and are unable to report to school or to report to school on time,” the ministry said.

The bulletin said principals should assess available staffing support, devise a management and learning plan and share it with the staff, gather the students and staff, conduct devotion and provide clear instructions concerning the schedule for the school day.

“Principals may assign learning tasks by regrouping the students based on available staffing and ensure that meal arrangements are in place. The communication channels should be activated, and decisions concerning school operations must be shared with key stakeholders, including parents. The safety of the staff and students as well as effective leadership of the situation are critical at this time,” the bulletin said.

The communique from the ministry offered some basic tips that school administrators should observe during this period of strike or disruption.

It said schools should activate school communication channels to share information and respond to queries, as necessary. Also, activate the education plan to support the continuity of education in an emergency, if the disruption does not permit face-to-face classes.

“Given the current circumstances, permission is granted for school boards to use the mixed modalities approach based on their context and the impact of the ongoing strike by the taxi operators. Use may be made of remote learning, that is, seated/assigned readings and worksheets/workbooks/textbook exercises or research or virtual learning (synchronous or asynchronous or hybrid), televised learning and face-to-face learning,” the communique read.

The ministry also advised schools to ensure students are picked up from school or dismissed from school with the knowledge of the parents/guardians at a reasonable time, given the limited access to transportation. Where possible, school leaders should make use of their school buses to assist with the transportation needs of the students and staff.

The ministry also urged school administrators and all other key stakeholders to remain vigilant and to continue to await the necessary updates from the Ministry of Education and Youth through the regional offices and the media.

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We are six days away from the first post COVID-19 FIFA World Cup.

Qatar will be the center of attention for four weeks, as the world’s best football nations showcase their skills and talents to over a billion spectators.

Cameroon will be one such nation making their appearance at the 22nd FIFA World Cup, their eighth overall, the most by any African team.

The “Indomitable Lions” have been setting the trend for African football since the early 90’s when they qualified for their first World Cup in 1990 and went to the quarterfinals of that tournament. The first African team to reach so far.

With five African Cup of Nations titles and an Olympic gold medal, Cameroon is one of the most respected teams from the African continent.

Their presence at the World Cup is always felt via their dynamic playing style and flashy dance move celebrations.

After missing the last edition of the tournament in Russia, Cameroon will be hoping to make their return, a productive one.

Country: Cameroon

Capital: Yaounde

Population: 27.2 million

Confederation: Confederation of African Football

Group: G

Professional League: Championnat du Cameroun de Football

World Cup appearances: 8 (2022)

Qualification status: CAF Group D winners. Playoff winners vs Algeria

Key players: Andre Onana (Inter Milan, Italy), Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting (Bayern Munich, Germany), Bryan Mbuemo (Brentford, England), Vincent Aboubakar (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia)

Coach: Rigobert Song (Cameroonian)

Group mates: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia

Predictions: Despite having a strong attack, Cameroon are very vulnerable in most other areas. I expect them to be eliminated at the group stage.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire to pledge to donate much of his vast fortune.

Bezos, whose “real-time” worth Forbes magazine estimates at roughly $124.1 billion, made the announcement in a joint CNN interview with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez that was released on Monday. The billionaire didn’t specify how – or to whom – he will give away the money, but said the couple were building the “capacity” to do it.

“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” Bezos said during the interview. “It’s not easy. Building Amazon was not easy. It took a lot of hard work and very smart teammates. And I’m finding – and Lauren’s finding – that philanthropy is very similar. It’s not easy. It’s really hard.”

Bezos had been criticized in the past for not signing the Giving Pledge, the campaign launched by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffet to encourage billionaires to donate the majority of their wealth through philanthropy.

His ex-wife McKenzie Scott signed that pledge in 2019 and has since emerged as a formidable force in the world of philanthropy, showering charities throughout the country with unexpected – and often secretive – contributions. In the past three years, she’s given more than $12 billion to historically Black colleges and universities, women’s rights group and other nonprofits.

Bezos, who divorced from Scott in 2019, stepped down as Amazon CEO last year to devote more time to philanthropy and other projects. Among other donations, he’s pledged $10 billion to fight climate change as part of his Bezos Earth Fund initiative. Last year, he gave $510.7 million to charity, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

On Saturday, Bezos and Sanchez announced they will give a no-strings-attached $100 million grant to singer Dolly Parton, who’s been praised for her philanthropic work that helped create the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. Bezos had given a similar grant to chef Jos? Andr?s and CNN commentator Van Jones last year.

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