[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has expressed its readiness for the 2026 academic year, with schools set to reopen on Wednesday, 14 January.

The executive council of the American Historical Association said the resolutions, including one accusing Israel of ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza, would put the group at risk.

[Afropop] New York — We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Africa-America Institute’s State of Education 2026 Conference – ”Following The Gold Road–Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.”

Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that has also been marked by debates about diversity.

[Vanguard] The former southeast spokesman to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chairman of forum of former members of Enugu State House of Assembly Denge.Josef Onoh, in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Abuja addressed the misleading and politically motivated allegations leveled by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar regarding the BEA scholarship scheme.

[Vanguard] ABUJA — THE Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU,, has decried deep inequities in Nigeria’s education policy, accusing the government of neglecting non-teaching staff in basic and post-basic education while prioritizing teachers.

The unexpected discovery of a well-preserved and fortified villa in Margam Park in South Wales sheds new light on the Roman occupation there, an expert said.

[Capital FM] Kisii — The first day of grade ten admissions for students transitioning to senior secondary schools saw low turnout in many schools across Kisii and Nyamira counties, a departure from previous years when schools would be crowded with parents and learners.

[Nile Post] In 2025, reports that Namutumba District faces high teacher absenteeism and alleged recruitment of “incompetent teachers”.

[Nile Post] With just days to the highly anticipated general presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday, 15th January 2026; political analyst Joseph Pintyek Ochieno has cautioned that the outcome of the presidential race remains deeply uncertain, likening the contest to sitting for an examination whose results cannot be predicted until the very end.

[Namibian] Education minister Sanet Steenkamp says preparations for the release of 2025’s exam results and the 2026 academic year are proceeding according to plan.

[Nyasa Times] In Malawi, the suffering of teachers is not a secret–it is a national shame. Primary and secondary school teachers survive on salaries that are eaten alive by inflation, brutal PAYE deductions, and a collapsing economy. They work in overcrowded classrooms, without books, without laboratories, without basic facilities, yet are expected to produce miracles.

[Daily Maverick] High school life orientation should transform from a general subject into an effective resource that equips students for higher education. Instead of merely instructing on career options and principles, it should be redefined as a pathway to success in higher education.

[This Day] Benin — The management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has shut down the school. The management also approved the postponement of students’ resumption and commencement of academic activities.

[This Day] The first sign of a real change in Nigeria’s education ministry wasn’t a policy paper. Instead, it was a simpler school bag. Suddenly, primary pupils had fewer subjects to carry.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa’s top matric achievers for 2025 have spelled out the key attributes required for academic excellence: a strong support system, hard work, focus and determination.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa’s top matriculants should be celebrated not just for their results, but for the determined pursuit of excellence that drove them to the top of the 2025 Matric class.

[This Day] Nigeria — At a recent grand ceremony, PAMO University of Medical Sciences graduated 126 medical professionals, reaffirming its role in helping to address the country’s healthcare manpower shortage amid ongoing mass migration, Blessing Ibunge writes