South Africa: What's Overlooked in Student Mental Health in South Africa - Social Connection and Sexual Wellbeing

Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns are often framed around reports which point to… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Education Choices in the Wake of Aid Cuts

Over a year has passed since the Donald Trump administration dismantled USAID, cutting more than 5,000 programmes and slashing US$40 billion in funding worldwide. Read more »

Africa: Conflict Hits Schooling Hardest Where Children Are the Target - Study

According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that… Read more »

South Africa: Want to Learn a South African Language? Your Options Are Limited - Here's Why

It's 50 years since the Soweto uprising in South Africa. On 16 June 1976, tens of thousands of young black South Africans protested against being taught in the Afrikaans language… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Wants Learner-Centred Classrooms - but Many Teachers Still Favour Old Methods

Across Africa, countries are redesigning school curricula to prepare children for the demands of the 21st century. These reforms aim to nurture creativity, critical thinking,… Read more »

Africa: School in a Hot World - What Research Is Saying About Children's Health and Learning

Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly… Read more »

South Africa: Student Teachers in South Africa Face a Stressful Career - How to Prepare Them Better

South African teacher education qualifications are expected to comply with the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications. But evidence points to gaps in teacher… Read more »

Chad: Chad Is Making Arabic Equal to French in Schools - the Politics Behind the Move

In most multilingual African countries, language policy is a highly charged and controversial issue. It touches on regional identity, religion and political power - as is evident… Read more »

West Africa: Cultural Bias in West Africa's School-Leaver Exam Questions Puts Many Students At a Disadvantage

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a high-stakes test. For decades, it has served as the gateway to post-secondary education across five countries:… Read more »

South Africa: Getting Through School in South Africa - How Learners Make It to the End After a Poor Start

South Africa's schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24)… Read more »

South Africa: How Will Teachers Handle Bullying? South African Study Finds They're Ill-Prepared

Bullying is a widespread global problem, with extensive research across countries showing that no school is immune. In South Africa, the scale is particularly concerning, with… Read more »

Africa: 100 Million African Children Are Not in School. What's Driving the Trend and How to Reverse It

Many countries across Africa have embraced universal basic education policies in recent decades. But recent data has revealed that more than 100 million children and adolescents… Read more »

Africa: What's Stopping Kids From Learning Useful Skills? Short Answer - Exams

Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Read more »

South Africa: Reforms to South Africa's Technical Colleges Keep Failing Students and Employers - Why?

South Africa's 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions. Read more »

South Africa: Teaching Mathematical Statistics - One Lecturer's Way of Testing What Students Understand

It's getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting… Read more »

Africa: Women's Control Over Fertility Is Linked to Education, Money and Digital Access - Study of 16 African Countries

Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don't have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region… Read more »

Sudan: Countries Need Higher Education to Rebuild After Conflict - Study Finds Foreign Aid Isn't Going Where It's Needed

Higher education institutions are frequent casualties in violent conflicts. In Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan, to mention only a few recent examples, university campuses have been… Read more »

South Africa: We Run Writing Workshops At a South African University - What We've Learnt About How Students Are Using AI and How to Help Them

Much is being said about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is the new frontier. And while it provides amazing possibilities in fields like medicine, academics… Read more »

South Africa: Student Well-Being Comes From Care, but Is Caring Enough? Academics Reflect On 3 Stumbling Blocks

Students' well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally. Read more »

South Africa: What Should Education Look Like Today? 6 Essential Reads On Learning Together

The United Nations made 24 January the International Day of Education to highlight the role of education in peace and development. In 2026 the theme is "the power of youth in… Read more »

South Africa: Getting Into University Is Only the First Hurdle for Students From Rural South Africa. Here's What Comes Next

As universities in South Africa prepare to admit a new group of students, thousands of young people from rural parts of the country hope for a life-changing opportunity. Read more »

South Africa: Student Teachers in South Africa Choose Comfort Over Challenge in Practical Placements - but There's a Hidden Cost

South Africa's schools still carry the imprint of apartheid, where resources, language and geography were deliberately divided according to "race". Many communities today remain… Read more »

Africa: Measures of Academic Value Overlook African Scholars Who Make a Local Impact - Study

Academics today, around the world, are confined by the way their research output is measured. Indicators that count the number of times their work is cited by other academics, and… Read more »

South Africa: Why Do South African Teachers Still Threaten Children With a Beating? A Psychologist Explains

Corporal punishment - usually referring to adults hitting children - was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional Court had already ruled it incompatible with the bill… Read more »

Africa: Choosing a Career? in a Fast-Changing Job Market, Listen to Your Inner Self - Counsellor

The world of work today, in the 21st century, is far more unpredictable than it was in the 20th century. Jobs come and go, roles change constantly, and automation and digital… Read more »