[Daily Maverick] While policymakers debate screen time and cognitive development, a parallel crisis is quietly unfolding in South Africa’s education sector: a tech supply chain riddled with vendor monopolies, retail exploitation and hardware dumping that prioritises profit over pedagogy.

The findings put more pressure on the University of California system to negotiate with the Trump administration.

[Nile Post] The government has proposed a revised salary structure for arts and humanities teachers, although officials say the timeline for implementation has not yet been finalised.

[GroundUp] Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay were closed on Wednesday after torrential rain caused severe flooding. Some businesses also closed their doors.

[New Times] ‘Kubuguza,’ the Rwandan traditional board game, has been introduced into school competitions, where its significance is linked to critical thinking, unity, collaboration, and the preservation of tradition, according to the Rwanda Cultural and Heritage Academy (RCHA).

[Leadership] The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, University of Jos chapter, on Monday staged a peaceful protest over unresolved welfare issues and delays in the renegotiation of agreements with the Federal Government.

David French and the Supreme Court justice discuss how the ideals of 1776 shaped — and strain — the country today.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA), has committed R90 million towards revitalising Community Education and Training (CET) colleges across South Africa.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has defended the integrity of its textbook catalogue development process, rejecting claims of impropriety and maintaining that its system is designed to ensure fairness, quality and cost-effectiveness.

[Capital FM] Education remains one of the most transformative forces in society, an enduring pathway through which individuals unlock opportunity, expand their potential, and lead more meaningful, productive lives.

[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture says while there is no policy prohibiting pupils from bringing food to school hostels, the Basic Education Act allows individual schools to set their own rules.

[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya — Students across the country are racing against time as the university and college placement portal closes at midnight today.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned government’s plan to make ZIMSEC examinations mandatory from 2027 as “inadequate and structurally flawed”.

[Scrolla] Floods have cut off nearly two thousand families in the Northern Cape and destroyed homes in the Free State today. Authorities locked the doors of over one hundred schools in the Western Cape to keep children safe from rising waters.

[GroundUp] It’ll be “a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression” says library boss

[263Chat] Students enrolled in technical and vocational training programmes have received nearly 200 laptops under a scheme aimed at boosting digital skills and widening access to education.

[Afrobarometer] If given a choice, most youth would start a business or work in the public sector.

[UN News] Civilians who have fled the war in Sudan and sought shelter in neighbouring Egypt could potentially face a new battle – the loss of critical services that ensure their survival, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned.

[Namibian] My educational journey has never been a straight path.