[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has confirmed that the first-ever Grade 10 learners under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system have begun reporting smoothly to senior schools across the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] In a comprehensive progress report, the Director-General of the Department of Basic Education, Hubert Mathanzima Mweli, has revealed significant developments in South Africa’s education landscape, highlighting both achievements and ongoing challenges facing the nation’s school system.

[SAnews.gov.za] With many of the Class of 2025 celebrating their hard work after passing their matric exams, the Gauteng Department of Health is urging those who did not perform well to make use of free mental health services available at primary health care facilities in Gauteng.

[Scrolla] Eastern Cape education department says most schools are ready but nearly 48,000 learners still need scholar transport.

[Scrolla] Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.

[Scrolla] KwaZulu-Natal achieved the highest matric pass rate in the country at 90.6%, followed closely by the Free State and Gauteng. Only 34% of pupils wrote mathematics in the final exams, with most dropping the subject by Grade 11.

The nearly 14-year civil war prevented Syrians from traveling freely to many parts of their own country. After the conflict ended a year ago, a group of outdoor enthusiasts began exploring newly accessible areas, fueled by a sense of adventure and hope.

[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.