
Can you keep your kids off school or refuse to work during a heatwave?
As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights.
THURSDAY, 25 JUNE 2026, 21:05

As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights.
French politicians, including those on the far right, are embracing a Jewish Resistance fighter murdered by the Gestapo in 1944.
A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased in clay envelopes.
The large bonuses tied to data center construction in Richland Parish, La., are unprecedented, but critics say it is not a panacea.
[Leadership] Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed that his administration has recruited more than 10,000 teachers since assuming office, as part of efforts to strengthen the education sector and improve learning outcomes across the state.
[Nile Post] Learning conditions in Ntungamo District are set to improve after local authorities distributed 612 three-seater desks to 34 government primary schools, in a move aimed at easing a long-standing shortage that had forced many pupils to sit on floors, tarpaulins and overcrowded desks.
[263Chat] The Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe (FAWEZI) has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding educational opportunities for refugees and other marginalized young people as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Refugee Day 2026.

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As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights.
At a graduation ceremony for high schools affiliated with the college, Leon Botstein said, “To get anything done, you’re going to have to dance with the devil.”
[Nile Post] Parents and teachers in Sugu Village, Ssi-Bukunja Sub-county, Buikwe District, are living in fear that their community school could be demolished at any time due to an ongoing land dispute affecting local residents.
[This Day] The overall winner of the 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition will receive a brand-new Honda HR-V in addition to the grand prize of N10 million, the management of Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund has declared.
[The Point] President Adama Barrow on 20th June 2026 presided over the 2nd Convocation Ceremony of The Gambia University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, calling on graduates to use science, skills and innovation to drive national development.
[Vanguard] In homes scattered across Nigeria, telephones have become symbols of both hope and terror. Every ring sends hearts racing. Every unknown number triggers fear. Every silent night stretches endlessly for families whose loved ones remain in captivity.
[U.S. Embassy Mbabane] Chargé d’ Affaires Marc Weinstock delivering his remarks at Ejubukweni School Handover CeremonySanibonani.
[New Times] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe said the future of development cooperation lies in countries of the Global South working as equal partners to design, implement and scale solutions together, rather than relying on one-way knowledge transfer models,
Cottage cheese. Cheating. World Cup joy.
[New Dawn] MONROVIA — The Executive Director of the Liberia Peacebuilding Office (LPBO), Sheilk Kamara, has called on the National Legislature and the Ministry of Education to incorporate peace education into Liberia’s national curriculum, saying the move is essential to promoting national stability, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence.
[Ghanaian Times] Accra Girls Senior High School emerged winners of the 2026 Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) Inter-Schools Quiz Competition held in Accra on Friday.
[Ghanaian Times] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ghana, has commended the country for putting in place strong policies to support early childhood development but says more investment is needed to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to thrive.