June 2018 – ACE

Seeking synergies in evidence synthesis

By Promise Nduku Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) attends the synthesisers meeting, held in Cape Town at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) on the 15th of June 2018. This meeting featured presentations from four organisations involved in evidence synthesis in South Africa and open discussions on potential synergies [...]

Is homework good or bad for children?

What is the question we are thinking about? One Sunday evening, as I was browsing through the local newspaper, a story caught my eye. No more homework for learners in some schools, the headline shouted from the page. As a caregiver to a young child, this headline got me thinking and googling. I found [...]