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BUDGET BATTLE: Free State education department defends financial clampdown on schools, citing governance breakdowns

Today at 22:05 PM, via Daily Maverick

Following a last-minute decision to freeze school textbook budgets just days before a statutory deadline, the Free State Department of Education has strongly defended its centralised takeover, citing chronic administrative failures and unlawful photocopying by school administrators. However, the South African Democratic Teachers Union and Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools...

Education

Uganda: Makerere Retrains Over 80 Guards to Boost Security in Campus

Today at 20:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Makerere University has intensified efforts to strengthen security across its campuses, with more than 80 security guards completing a specialized refresher training programme aimed at improving crime prevention, emergency response, and protection of university property.

Education

Uganda: Egypt Reaffirms Scholarship Support for Ugandan Students

Today at 19:55 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The government of Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to offering scholarship opportunities to Ugandan students as part of efforts to strengthen the long-standing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the education sector.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 21 May 2026

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Flipper One Could Be the Ultimate Linux Cyberdeck

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: Flipper Devices has finally revealed Flipper One, a Linux-powered cyberdeck that sounds less like a gadget and more like an attempt to rebuild portable ARM computing from the ground up. Unlike Flipper Zero, which focuses on offline protocols like RFID and Sub-1 GHz radio, Flipper One is all about networking, modular hardware, SDR experimentation, local AI, and upstream...

Health

‘I used to be the shy kid’

Today at 15:01 PM, via BBC News

Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked.