Student from Rwanda wins African Spelling Bee, eyes engineering career

SA takes first place at African Spelling Bee, world champs up next

By Lebone Rodah Mosima  South Africa topped the team standings at the 8th African Spelling Bee, beating Nigeria into second place and Zimbabwe into third, while KwaZulu-Natal’s Ashton Singh finished runner-up in the junior division of the continental literacy competition. The result marked another strong continental showing for Team South Africa at a championship that brought together national spellers from across Africa in Zimbabwe this week. I…

Student from Rwanda wins African Spelling Bee, eyes engineering career

Daniel Adesiyan emerged as the winner of the African Spelling Bee competition, securing the continental title after a tense three-round contest held on March 20 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was awarded a trophy shaped like the map of Africa. ALSO READ: Rwandan students shine at intercontinental spelling competition The 14-year-old, a student at Lead International School, represented Rwanda and stood out among more than 15 participating countries, inc…