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When it comes to breaking news, it’s a race not only to get the story, but to record it. We tracked down some of the speediest fingers in our newsroom.
WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2026, 10:56
When it comes to breaking news, it’s a race not only to get the story, but to record it. We tracked down some of the speediest fingers in our newsroom.
[Nile Post] The reopening of Bright Way Junior School Kalangaalo has sparked controversy in Mityana District after authorities reported that the school resumed operations without official clearance.
[New Zimbabwe] RURAL teachers under the ARTUZ banner have promised to join nurses on industrial action if government does not effect wage and allowance increments.
Examining an image of children near a missile fragment, which landed near a school as several families were sheltering inside it.
The students say the former teacher at Miss Hall’s, a boarding school, groomed them and began having sex with them at age 16, which state law considers old enough for consent.
The injured students were taken to local hospitals after the crash, which the authorities said did not appear to be intentional.

First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of changes announced last month
Councils in England will have to set out plans to create more places in local mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities as a condition of receiving a share of £860m in new government funding.
Authorities must submit their written...
The San Francisco school board will vote on a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade after it was removed over equity concerns.
[Nile Post] Leaders in Uganda’s academic sector have intensified calls for a fundamental shift in higher education, urging institutions to move beyond theoretical instruction and embrace a more practical, innovation-driven approach that directly contributes to the country’s economic transformation.
[Nile Post] The Ugandan government is urging higher education institutions to focus on practical, problem-solving research and innovation that drives economic transformation for a common person.
[Daily Maverick] The rapid growth of private education is a wonderful opportunity for educationists, students, companies and capital. But we mustn’t forget what the rise of such good firms hides from view.
[African Union] The African Union Pan-African Institute for Education for Development (AU IPED), through the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX) Africa 19 Hub a joint initiative with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Juba, South Sudan, to support the strengthening of the...
[SAnews.gov.za] Learners at Louwville High School in Vredenburg on the West Coast of the Western Cape are stepping into a more connected future, following the handover of a Mobile Digital Library by Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone — Government has prioritised maintenance and refurbishment of existing education facilities across all levels of education in line with the twelfth National Development Plan (NDP 12) and Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP).

Teachers are walking out for 12 days in March and April over lack of action on poor pupil behaviour.
The largest school system in the United States released its first guide on how teachers can incorporate artificial intelligence into their work and schools.

A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80
Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study. The authors sampled 1,978 Black American adults who attended college between 1940 and...
[Nile Post] Five visually impaired learners were among 90 youth who graduated on Monday from the Ggaba Community Project Vocational Training Centre in Makindye Division.
[GroundUp] At 28 schools across the Cape Flats, women are being trained to help grade 2 and 3 pupils improve their mathematics through the creative use of games and activities.
Citing gridlock in Washington, President Trump’s top immigration adviser encouraged Texas lawmakers to lead on conservative priorities.
The investigation into the crash that killed two pilots will include an examination of the black boxes.