News Bulletin of 20 April 2026, 2pm

The Yebo Gogga Exhibition is returning to University of the Witwatersrand in May for four days of interactive learning focused on insects and other arthropods.
The free event, now in its 30th year, aims to educate the public especially school learners about creatures such as insects, spiders, crustaceans and other invertebrates, through live displays and expert talks.
This year’s theme focuses on food and water, exploring how living organisms depend on nutrients for survival and how ecosystems maintain balance in nature.
The exhibition will run from 13 to 17 May at the Oppenheimer Life Sciences Building on Wits’ East Campus, with schools required to book in advance.

Key stakeholders from government, business and civil society are meeting in Johannesburg for the National Education Summit 2026, hosted by Inside Education.
The summit, held under the theme Fixing the Pipeline From Early Childhood to Transformative Livelihoods, is focusing on strengthening gaps in Early Childhood Development, entrepreneurship education and vocational training.
Thebe Mabanga Thebe Mabanga, Inside Education Contributing Editor says Discussions aim to improve how learners move through the education system into meaningful skills and employment opportunities

A 15-year-old rugby player in Tshwane has become the first patient in South Africa to undergo a rare limb-saving procedure after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma.
The surgery was carried out at Netcare Unitas Hospital, where doctors removed a 24 centimetre section of the teenager’s femur affected by cancer.
Instead of replacing the bone, surgeons used a specialised liquid nitrogen technique to destroy cancer cells before reimplanting the patient’s own bone.
The advanced procedure, led by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Jaco Viljoen, aims to preserve normal bone growth and mobility, giving the teenager a chance to return to sport in future.