In Kayunga District, primary school pupils face severe learning conditions, often cramming four or five students onto desks meant for two, while others sit on bare mats. Rain disrupts lessons, forcing children into overcrowded rooms. At Nongo Church of Uganda Primary School, headteacher Juliet Nantume highlights the ongoing struggle, noting that the school has not received any support from the district education office despite requests made last year. The desks in use were purchased between 2004 and 2009.

Ukerewe District Council in Tanzania's Mwanza Region has received 400 desks valued at 20 million Tanzanian shillings, donated by the Office of the Member of Parliament for Ukerewe Constituency using Constituency Development Fund resources. The desks are intended to help address shortages in primary schools in the district. According to the Daily News, the desks were handed over during a ceremony held in Nakatunguru Ward, where local leaders welcomed the donation as support for improving learning conditions.

A commentary in the Sowetan warns that Gauteng's shortage of school placement space cannot be allowed to become the norm. Parents and schools across the province are facing ongoing uncertainty as demand for learner placements continues to outstrip the available supply. The piece argues that the recurring admissions crisis, which leaves many families unsure of where their children will be placed, requires urgent and lasting solutions rather than acceptance as a routine feature of each academic year.

Isinantet School in Narok, Kenya, has been closed after parents staged protests over poor academic results, according to Eastleigh Voice. The parents also questioned the use of Sh1.2 million allocated for reinforcing four classrooms and alleged there was a plot to transfer the deputy headteacher. The closure was reported in the outlet's evening news bulletin on 8 September 2026.

Tanzania has registered 1,168,649 candidates to sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) across 20,019 schools nationwide, according to Daily News. Professor Said Mohammed, Executive Secretary of the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA), announced the figures, noting that girls account for a larger share of candidates than boys. The registration covers primary schools throughout the country ahead of the national examinations.

A school in South Africa that officially enrols more than 600 pupils exists only on paper, according to Sowetan, with promised classroom buildings never constructed. Pupils have boycotted lessons in protest at the lack of facilities. The report highlights a dispute over unfulfilled commitments to build the school's infrastructure, leaving learners without the classes they were promised.