Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls' School last month. In response, Kenyan authorities have announced plans to charge students with murder in connection to the incident, according to BBC World.

Police in Mbale city have arrested a pastor after the electrocution of a 19-year-old student, Evaline Adongo, in a rental property he owns. Authorities have linked her death to an illegal electricity connection. Adongo was a Senior Five student at Gill Sherlock Memorial Secondary School and was reportedly electrocuted while ironing.

Tshepang Nyathi, a 20-year-old man, was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute with a 53-year-old man during a Spring Day water-splashing celebration in Cullinan, South Africa, according to IOL. What began as a festive occasion ended in tragedy. Nyathi is set to be laid to rest on Wednesday, with family and community members expected to gather for his funeral.

A teenage boy has died in a Kaduna community following an incident that allegedly started over a missing ₦5,000 during a routine errand. The community is now in mourning after the sudden death of the boy, which has raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A family in South Mugirango, Kisii County, is mourning the death of Benedict Nyambeki Samwel, a Form Three student whose body was found dumped in a sugarcane plantation near Etago Stage. According to Tuko, the student was allegedly killed and his body bore serious injuries when it was discovered. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the incident has caused heartbreak within the local community as the family seeks answers.

Two boys, Thabo Diloko, 9, and Lethabo Abrahams, 8, drowned in a mine dam near Harmony Gold's Target 2 Rock Dump in Allanridge, Free State, after four boys went swimming there on 29 August. Diloko's body was recovered the same day, while family members told Health-e News that Abrahams' body was found two days later after a missing persons report was opened with police. The grieving families in Nyakallong are demanding answers, believing the deaths could have been prevented.