The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy honoured eight of its top matric learners of 2025 in a ceremony in Johannesburg on Monday. The learners were recognised for their outstanding academic performance. The Academy, based in South Africa, is the brainchild of internationally acclaimed media mogul Oprah Winfrey and opened its doors in 2007.  The matric class of 2025 comprised forty-four learners and all of them passed with university entrances. Sisi Segalo has more on the story.

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy honoured eight of its top matric learners of 2025 in a ceremony in Johannesburg on Monday. The learners were recognised for their outstanding academic performance. The Academy, based in South Africa, is the brainchild of internationally acclaimed media mogul Oprah Winfrey and opened its doors in 2007.&nbsp; The matric class of 2025 comprised forty-four learners and all of them passed with university entrances. Sisi Segalo has more on the story.

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Now we look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Denni Beru, Journalist and Team Lead at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

Now we look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Denni Beru, Journalist and Team Lead at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

East Africa wrap with Denni Beru, Journalist and Team Lead at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

 As global political and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a new Oxfam report is casting a sharp spotlight on the growing divide between the world's richest and the rest of humanity. The report shows that billionaire wealth rose by more than 16 per cent in 2025 alone, reaching a record 18-point-3 trillion dollars - while hundreds of millions of people worldwide continue to struggle with hunger, rising living costs, and shrinking economic opportunities. Titled Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power, the report argues that extreme wealth is increasingly translating into political influence, shaping laws, policies, and economies in ways that deepen inequality. To unpack what this means for Africa and the global South, we're joined now by Pooven Moodley, Executive Director of Oxfam South Africa.

&nbsp;As global political and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a new Oxfam report is casting a sharp spotlight on the growing divide between the world's richest and the rest of humanity. The report shows that billionaire wealth rose by more than 16 per cent in 2025 alone, reaching a record 18-point-3 trillion dollars - while hundreds of millions of people worldwide continue to struggle with hunger, rising living costs, and shrinking economic opportunities. Titled Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power, the report argues that extreme wealth is increasingly translating into political influence, shaping laws, policies, and economies in ways that deepen inequality. To unpack what this means for Africa and the global South, we're joined now by Pooven Moodley, Executive Director of Oxfam South Africa.

Oxfam Report Highlights Record Billionaire Wealth Amid Global Inequality

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they have retaken control of the strategic eastern city of Uvira after the March 23 Movement - widely referred to as M23 - withdrew its fighters following weeks of occupation and intense fighting. Uvira, a crucial commercial and transport hub on the shores of Lake Tanganyika near the Burundi border, had fallen to M23 forces in December 2025 during a rapid offensive that shook the security situation across eastern Congo and heightened concerns about regional instability. For the latest from Kinshasa and the eastern front, is Channel Africa Correspondent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jimmy Shukrani Bakonera, Channel Africa Correspondent 

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they have retaken control of the strategic eastern city of Uvira after the March 23 Movement - widely referred to as M23 - withdrew its fighters following weeks of occupation and intense fighting. Uvira, a crucial commercial and transport hub on the shores of Lake Tanganyika near the Burundi border, had fallen to M23 forces in December 2025 during a rapid offensive that shook the security situation across eastern Congo and heightened concerns about regional instability. For the latest from Kinshasa and the eastern front, is Channel Africa Correspondent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jimmy Shukrani Bakonera, Channel Africa Correspondent&nbsp;

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Honours Top Matric Learners of 2025

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