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[GroundUp] Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets
June 1, 2026
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[Daily Maverick] Since becoming the province's children's commissioner, Sarah Roberts has drawn on her legal experience to advance child protection.
June 1, 2026
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[Daily Maverick] Stunting in children remains an invisible crisis in SA, but a new pilot is offering a holistic approach that supports both mother and child.
May 29, 2026
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[spotlight] Shut down by the apartheid government for providing care to child patients of all races, Durban's Addington Children's Hospital is well on its way from a ghostly ruin into…
May 29, 2026
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[UCT] Sexual violence perpetuated against the boy child is not rare in South Africa, and like young girls, their needs must be prioritised equally.
May 28, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Grief-stricken families gathered at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on Thursday, seeking answers after a midnight fire tore through a school dormitory, leaving at least 15…
May 28, 2026
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[The Point] Gambian youth have concluded a nationwide voter awareness caravan, as supplementary voters' registration for the 2026 presidential election ended.
May 27, 2026
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[Daily Maverick] The Children's Amendment Bill aims to improve early learning access in South Africa, ensuring that vulnerable children receive quality education regardless of their settings.
May 27, 2026
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[GroundUp] The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage
May 27, 2026
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[Dabanga] En Nahud / El Fula / Wad Banda / Dibebad / Ghubeis -- Health authorities in West Kordofan say a growing cholera outbreak has killed 40 people and infected…
May 27, 2026
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[The Conversation Africa] 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 studies…
May 26, 2026
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[Ghanaian Times] The Black Starlets' hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup came to a heartbreaking end after suffering an 8-7 penalty shootout defeat to Uganda following…
May 26, 2026
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[New Dawn] Approximately 2,283 students from Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, and Lofa Counties have taken part in a month-long intensive tutorial program ahead of the West African Senior School…
May 26, 2026
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[Nyasa Times] A new study by Emmanuel University has exposed serious weaknesses in Malawi's Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) system, revealing that many centres in Lilongwe Urban, Lilongwe East and…
May 25, 2026
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[This Day] History was made in Lagos at the weekend as hundreds of young basketball talents from across Nigeria stormed the newly renovated Dolphins Basketball Court for the groundbreaking SSA-…
May 25, 2026
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[Premium Times] Obstetric fistula, often referred to as a 'childbirth injury,' is an abnormal hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum, caused mainly by prolonged, obstructed labour…
May 25, 2026
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[Vanguard] Minister of Youth Affairs, Ayo Olawande, has called on APC members in Ondo State to mobilise and turn out in large numbers for the upcoming direct primary election, saying…
May 22, 2026
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[Liberian Observer] Liberia's education crisis is no longer simply about whether children are entering classrooms. Increasingly, it is about whether they are actually learning once they get there.
May 22, 2026
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[Dabanga] Kassala -- Authorities in Sudan's eastern state of Kassala have detained a young tribal leader after a social media post criticising an official statement by Kassala's security committee about…
May 22, 2026
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[Afrobarometer] Almost half of young citizens say they've considered emigrating.
May 21, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment declaring that the application of Kenya's Sexual Offences Act to prosecute adolescents engaged in consensual, non-coercive peer relationships…
May 21, 2026
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[Ghanaian Times] Every morning before sunrise in Ashalaja, a community in Accra, 43-year-old Sarah Yeboah wakes up to the same struggle. She lights her charcoal stove and prepares porridge while…
May 20, 2026
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[263Chat] Zanu-PF Secretary for Youth Affairs, Tino Machakaire, has urged young party members to avoid being distracted by what he described as "short-term politics" and instead focus on long-term economic…
May 20, 2026
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[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to…
May 19, 2026
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[Daily News] MTWARA: THE Chairperson of the Youth Wing of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (UVCCM), Mohammed Ali Kawaida, has called on young people to continue organizing themselves and preparing strong project…
May 19, 2026
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[Leadership] Following the xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, especially Nigerians, the global president of Ogoni Youths Development Initiative (OYDI), Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, has cautioned against reprisal attacks.
May 6, 2026
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