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Some 35 teachers drawn from the Centre and West Regions of Cameroon have been urged to become change makes and address issues relating to Gender Base Violence, GBV in the their respective institutions. The call was made on August 12 in Yaounde during a seminar that was organised by Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Gender Empowerment and Development, GeED.  The two-day training seminar was aimed at increasing the knowledge of teachers on the manifestations of violence, and proposes solutions to the problems such as readjusting their manner of teaching and imposing good rules and regulations. Speaking shortly after the seminar, Christelle Jap Mouki, Program Assistant Coordinator for GeED said, it was necessary to train teachers on how to reduce GBV in schools given the high rate being experienced.  “We are aware of the alarming rate of violence that exists in schools in form of rape, drug abuse, as well as physical and psychological violence. It is important therefore for th...

The president of the National Communication Council (NCC) in a press declaration has reiterated the sanctions metted out on media professionals who have failed to respect its decisions. NCC President, Joseph Chebongkeng Kalabubse has bounced back on media organs who have refused to be disciplined by increasing initial sanctions. This comes days after the latter met with Territorial Administration boss, Paul Atanga Nji, where he was reassured of backing of the administration in the implementation of sanctions slamped on unethical journalists. A number of media practitioners have again been sanctioned, better still have seen their initial sanctions doubled by the National Communication Council as a result of misconduct. The new sanctions were announced by the President of NCC declaration in a press release on August 19, at the end of the 32nd extraordinary session of the institution.  Following a complaint filed by Martinez ZOGO, Station Manager of "Amplitude FM" against Olam...

How societies can maintain social intergration after the traditional bonds of family and church have been replaced by modern economic relations. French writer Emile Durkheim believed that a society exerted powerful force on individuals, an individuals norms, beliefs and values which make up collective consciousness or simply put; a shared way of understanding and behaving in the world. This collective consciousness binds people together thereby creating social intergration and is crucial in explaining the existence of society. At the same time, the collective consciousness is emitted by humans through their actions. Society is a social product created by individuals but which exerts back a social force on those same individuals. Collective consciousness helps humans understand that we all are humans and not some being animals. 

Prof Enoh Tanjong is a communication professor, journalism trainer, researcher, author, consultant and mentor. He is the founding president of the board of trustees of the ICT University. He has mentored and taught most of Cameroon's top ranking journalist and communicators from different media organs. Just as he considers the entire media crew as family, he has indeed been meaning a father. He retires at the age of 65 after decades in service. His resignation from the University of Buea became active as of October 10th 2020. His resignation came after an ischemic stroke on April 9th 2019, Prof Enoh Tanjong is recovering after  seeking medical treatment abroad. Enoh as he loves to be called  did not resign because of his health but rather because he had reached the stipulated age for resignation. Enoh Tanjong design the Bsc, Msc, Masters and PhD programs for the department of journalism and mass communication (JMC) for the university of Buea as well the Communication and devel...