Countries One third of Sudan children out of school, agencies say Khartoum – Nearly seven million children in Sudan are not going to school as worsening crises threaten to disrupt... Read more 13 Sep, 2022
Countries 17 strikes in 23 years: a unionist explains why Nigeria’s university lecturers won’t back down Dele Ashiru, University of Lagos Lecturers at Nigeria’s public universities have been on strike 16 times since 1999. On... Read more 11 Sep, 2022
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Countries Long university strike takes toll on Nigerian students Lagos – For almost seven months, students in federal government-owned universities in Nigeria have been stuck at home, forced out... Read more 6 Sep, 2022
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Countries Parents say people’s generosity has ‘melted their hearts’ as they crowdfund to keep son at world-renowned school in SA Cape Town – The parents of a Grade 6 pupil at Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KwaZulu-Natal, who turned... Read more 31 Aug, 2022
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Countries ‘We’re going through emotions we’ve never felt before,’ says family of pupil who ended his life over teacher’s alleged homophobic remarks Cape Town – The family of a 15-year-old boy who took his own life following homophobic remarks allegedly made... Read more 29 Aug, 2022
Countries Parents start crowdfunding to raise R175k to keep their son at world-renowned school in SA Cape Town – Parents of a Grade 6 pupil at Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KwaZulu-Natal have turned to crowdfunding... Read more 27 Aug, 2022