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Education

Malawi: Free Secondary Education Is Malawi’s Most Radical Leap Toward Equality

Today at 15:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has finally taken a step that history will remember — the decision to make secondary education free from January 2026. Critics call it reckless. Realists call it revolutionary. And if the lessons from Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Zambia are anything to go by, this is the single most transformative policy the country could ever take for its future.

Education

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026

Today at 15:30 PM, via The Guardian

Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes

The government is to delay publishing its long-awaited overhaul of special educational needs provision in England as ministers seek to build a coalition among parents to support its changes.

The schools white paper, which had been expected to be published this autumn, will not appear until early in...

Education

Rwanda: Top Scholarships, Fellowships Open to Rwandans in 2026

Today at 15:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] As the 2025/2026 academic year opens for institutions of higher learning, there are a number of scholarships that Rwandans can take advantage of. If your interests lie in technology, economics, health, or entrepreneurship, here are some scholarships you may want to apply for.

Science/Tech

Good news about DStv channels 

Today at 17:02 PM, via MyBroadband

MultiChoice customers can expect an influx of new content on DStv following the company’s takeover by French media giant Groupe Canal+.

Science/Tech

Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap

Today at 17:00 PM, via New York Times

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer.

Science/Tech

Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to highly contagious deadly disease

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.

The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease. The virus was eradicated in the UK in 1966, but there have been...

Health

Bird Flu Is Back

Today at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown.

Health

What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Expire?

Today at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. Margot Sanger-Katz, a health care policy reporter for The New York Times, explains why.