[UCT] The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) vice-chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, has congratulated nine UCT academics and research teams who were named among a list of finalists in the 2025/2026 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards.

[UCT] Global leader in tuberculosis (TB) research Professor Keertan Dheda has been awarded the Order of Mapungubwe from President Cyril Ramaphosa. The award recognises his ongoing efforts to reduce the TB burden in vulnerable communities in the country and around the world.

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has announced a series of transitional arrangements aimed at modernising South Africa’s qualifications system, while ensuring continuity for learners, training providers and employers.

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has moved to reassure South Africans that qualifications obtained before 2009 remain valid and continue to be officially recognised, despite ongoing reforms to the country’s qualifications system.

[Liberian Observer] The Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau (AITB), the technical and administrative secretariat of the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), is set to convene a two-day national capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening Liberia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector and aligning skills development...

[Vanguard] 8Over 40 youths receive CPD UK accreditation and Ministry of Labour trade test certificates

[Leadership] Lagos State University (LASU) has secured a grant of N3 billion from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish a Centre of Excellence on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Cyber Sciences (ARCS) in Southwest Nigeria.

[New Zimbabwe] SEVEN people reportedly died after suffering burns when the commuter omnibus they were travelling in caught fire in Gweru this Wednesday.

[New Zimbabwe] A HARARE-based parent has approached the High Court to contest a government directive restricting Ordinary Level candidates to nine subjects, after his son was ordered to drop three subjects he had already paid for at Mutare Boys High School.

As Democrats wrestle over the direction of their party, a new crop of progressive candidates sees college graduates among its biggest supporters.

[SNA] Khartoum — Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Wednesday inspected the progress of the Sudanese Secondary School Certificate examination control operations for the Class of 2026, accompanied by the Minister of Education and National Pedagogy, Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar, and the Prime Minister’s Advisor, Nizar Abdallah Mohamed.

[Namibian] First gentleman Epaphras Ndaitwah says boys lacking behind in education should no longer be viewed as an order of business in society.

Unions and other groups plan to demonstrate at the capital’s World Cup stadium, adding tension as the much-watched event begins.

[Vanguard] In an effort to strengthen education and expand access to learning opportunities, the Sokoto State Government has commenced the construction and upgrading of 56 secondary schools across the state under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, a landmark intervention aimed at improving educational infrastructure and increasing school enrolment,...

The chancellor of the city’s schools, Kamar Samuels, is being investigated over a $180,000 no-bid deal dating to his previous role.

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[GroundUp] Classrooms at Tshilogoni Secondary were closed after a Department of Labour inspection

[Unicef] Nairobi — Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Etleva Kadilli

[Premium Times] Hours after the Edo State Governor boasted that kidnappers can continue kidnapping but there will be no vacancy at Aso Rock, an SSS intelligence report surfaced in the public, warning of a planned mass abduction of schoolchildren in Edo North.

[263Chat] Seven children have died after a commuter omnibus carrying pupils from Matongo Primary School caught fire in Gweru on Wednesday afternoon, police have said.