Language Policy Debate (South Africa Higher Ed): A new paper questions the 2020 higher-education language policy, warning that teaching in indigenous languages may face cognitive and conceptual limits, plus economic competitiveness risks in an English-dominated global economy. TVET Digital Push (Nigeria): UNESCO, Nigeria’s education regulators and stakeholders validated a strategy for digital transformation of TVET, stressing tech must translate into jobs and skills for a changing labour market. Safe Schools Under Fire (Nigeria): Opposition leader Atiku Abubakar says insecurity is shutting classrooms in about 40 local government areas despite the N144.86bn Safe Schools fund, arguing budgeting isn’t the same as protecting pupils. Higher Education Funding Model (Gambia): Gambia plans a study tour of Nigeria’s TETFund to support its own tertiary trust fund, aiming to strengthen research and capacity building. STEM Scholarships (Kenya): Technical University of Mombasa opened five AfDB-backed fully funded master’s scholarships in STEM for eligible Kenyan graduates under 30. Sports & School Pathways (East Africa): Kenya’s schools head to FEASSA games in Tanzania with hopes of ending long medal droughts in football, netball and hockey. Social Protection Lens (South Africa): A commentary argues SASSA grants are a bridge to opportunity, citing how small relief support helped one woman expand into businesses including a pre-school and daycare.