THURSDAY, 15 JANUARY 2026, 14:28
[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.
An autism advocacy group describes the new toy as a “milestone” in representation.
[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.
After the state’s bathroom ban went into effect in December amid a slew of new anti-trans policies, I couldn’t keep trying to hide my identity at work
Until recently, I was a music teacher in north Texas. I also happen to be trans. I have never, ever told a student about my identity. At work, I was “stealth” – a term that means that I passed as a cisgender man. Only my administrators knew...
[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
[This Day] A bell has been ringing across Nigeria’s classrooms, faint at first, then steadier, carrying the sound of repair. It rings in rebuilt schools where roofs once sagged into lessons; in policy rooms where execution has replaced endless drafts and in digital ledgers that are finally aligned to the remembrance of each pupil by name, among other markers. Indeed, since October 23, 2024,...
[Scrolla] IEB matric class of 2025 records a 98.31 percent pass rate with most learners qualifying for university study. Nearly 17,500 pupils wrote the exams with top achievers recognised across schools mainly in Gauteng.
Children who spend the most time on devices or in front of screens find conversation and learning harder, the government says.
An ancient classic is canceled in Texas.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could affect laws in 27 states that bar transgender athletes from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.
[FrontPageAfrica] Totota — The Chief Quelmin Toto Rural Educational Foundation has successfully concluded a one day career development workshop in Konawolala District, Bong County.
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia — The University of Ibadan, Postgraduate College Provost in Nigeria Professor Ayodeji Samson Olatunji Ogunjuyigbe, will arrive in Monrovia today as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen fiscal decentralization governance through knowledge exchange and regional cooperation.
[Leadership] Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the abandonment of Nigerian students under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) abroad.