CAPE TOWN: Tanzania and South Africa have stepped up efforts to implement the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in primary training, with a concentrate on selling Kiswahili educating in South African faculties.
In August 2022, the 2 SADC member states signed a drafted the settlement as a part of efforts to promote the language and regional cooperation.
The matter was raised in Cape Town, SA at the moment (March 24, 2026), when Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Wanu Hafidh Ameir and South African South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation met to focus on varied points aiming at increase training among the many two nations.
During the assembly, Ms Wanu outlined varied measures being undertaken by the Government of Tanzania to enhance training, science and know-how.
Regarding Article 9 of MoU the 2 leaders burdened the necessity for efficient implementation of the supply to promote Kiswahili globally and improve regional integration by training.
Through these engagements, Tanzania and South Africa agreed to strengthen cooperation within the training sector, together with increasing alternate programmes for lecturers and specialists in training, science, know-how and innovation, selling vocational coaching.
Other ares embrace enhancing analysis programmes; strengthening collaboration between establishments and better studying establishments; and growing scholarship alternatives.
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The Tanzanian authorities additionally expressed its dedication to increasing alternatives for Tanzanian youth benefiting from varied scholarship programmes, together with the Samia Scholarship.
The two sides additional emphasised the significance of advancing joint programmes that foster innovation, know-how switch and enhance the standard of training in each nations.
The Tanzania’s Deputy Minister additionally reaffirmed the Tanzanian authorities’s dedication to enhancing training techniques to meet the calls for of a contemporary economic system, whereas recognizing the function of worldwide cooperation in reaching this aim.
On her half, SA’s Dr Gina expressed South Africa’s readiness to proceed collaborating with Tanzania in key precedence areas, together with scientific analysis, youth expertise improvement and using know-how in educating and studying.
The leaders additionally exchanged experiences on training, science and know-how insurance policies, methods and administration techniques, and mentioned efficient methods to tackle challenges going through the sector in a quickly altering international setting.