South Africa: From Survival to Solution
[UCT] When Matome Lethwane arrived at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2019, he carried with him a dream shared by many young people in the developing world: to build a better future through education.
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[UCT] When Matome Lethwane arrived at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2019, he carried with him a dream shared by many young people in the developing world: to build a better future through education.
[FrontPageAfrica] “(PresidentAhmed Sekou Toure (May his soul continue to rest in peace))Students do not change, but you (government) have changed.” – At the TRC-Dr. Henry Boima Fahnbulleh, Jr.
[New Zimbabwe] THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has announced its withdrawal from the ongoing Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) public hearings, citing a collapse of democratic integrity.
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition.
Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.
[Premium Times] “Several students began vomiting and fainting, forcing the school management to call for ambulances from the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode,” the vice principal said to reporters.
[Spotlight Initiative] UNITED NATIONS, New York – Grammy-winning artist Audrey Nuna – known to many as the singing voice of Mira in the film ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ – used her first appearance at the United Nations to call for greater investment in education for girls.
[Daily Trust] At least 30 students and one teacher have been reportedly hospitalised following a gas leakage at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
Pupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.
Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text...

Details about compensation for personal injury awarded to UK school staff revealed by NASUWT
A teacher who became ill from a rat infestation and another who was injured after a pupil threw a toaster and chair are among UK school staff who received a share of £15m paid out in compensation.
The details were revealed by the NASUWT union ahead of its annual conference in Birmingham later this week,...

The 55-year-old is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of his generation
When Chris Rokos decided to donate a record £190m to the University of Cambridge to set up a “school of government” this week, it became the latest mega project carried out in the hedge fund billionaire’s name.
The publicity-shy tycoon has spent much of the last decade presiding over one of England’s most...
Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.
Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana, running to challenge Senator Bill Cassidy, is facing conservative blowback over remarks from 2020.

The UK’s largest education union says librarians have reported “internal and external censorship”.
In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the university will be closed or paused. No students were majoring in 55 of the programs that are ending.
[Shabait] Secondary school students in Adi-Quala sub-zone have voluntarily contributed 543 units of blood with a view to saving lives through their donated blood. The donation was made during a program conducted from 23 to 26 March.

Thomas Hayward and Alison Simmons worked at the Build-a-Future Independent School in Boston.
[Daily Maverick] Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s attempts at reform appear to be meeting with serious pushback from within her department – with her own officials allegedly attempting to smear her to ANC MPs.
[SNA] Khartoum, March 30, 2026 (SUNA) – Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris reaffirmed the government’s commitment to improving conditions for university faculty, support staff, and research center personnel during a meeting with Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Ahmed Modawi Musa.
[SNA] Khartoum, March 30, 2026 (SUNA) – Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris issued three executive directives to initiate the implementation of key national programmes, following a meeting with Minister of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, Engineer Ahmed Dirdiri Ghandour. The directives set out clearly defined timelines and mandate coordination with relevant authorities.
[Ghanaian Times] The Victory International Ministry Training College in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, has conferred Doctor of Humane Letters on some notable personalities including the Founder and Executive Director of the Street Academy, a sports and cultural organisation in Accra, Ataa Lartey.