The top achievers of the 2024 matric class seen at the Mosaiek Church in Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Free State Education Department says its interventions in preparing the matric class of 2024 for exams have paid off. This is after the province retained its number-one spot for the sixth consecutive year. It has achieved a…
Person holds SA money 1 minute Public sector wage negotiations have resumed with a new wage increase offer of 5% percent from government. Workers are engaged in negotiations at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council ahead of the 2025/26 financial year. The workers’ demands have been revised down several times, from an initial 12% to…
1 minute The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Education says the province’s matric achievements reflect its commitment to deliver quality education. Gauteng has secured an 88.4% pass rate, maintaining its third position nationally. Mhlongo says they have also secured the second highest number of Bachelor passes in the country. “Special recognition is given to Johannesburg West District,…
Bullet casings and broken glass. Crime scene. 1 minute A taxi security guard was fatally shot, and several others were injured during a shootout involving alleged rival taxi groups in Nyanga on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembesile Patekile confirmed that 13 rifles and seven handguns were seized at the scene. Nineteen security…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against the Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. LIVE STREAM:
The matric pass rate is the highest in the history of South Africa at 87%. 1 minute The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) says learners who fail resort to extreme measures including suicide. The group is reacting to Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s announcement of the 2024 matric results on Monday. The Class…
Returning Everton manager David Moyes 2 minutes Everton have signed David Moyes for a second spell as their manager, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Moyes, who previously managed Everton from 2002 to 2013, returns to the club after Sean Dyche was sacked on Thursday. “It’s great to be back! I enjoyed 11 wonderful…
2 minutes Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has attributed the achievement of the matric class of 2024 to the support of teachers and parents. The matric pass rate is the highest in the history of South Africa at 87.3%. The national pass rate for the National Senior Certificate examinations has increased from 82.9% in 2023. All…
[File photo] A handcuffed man. 1 minute A 29-year-old man arrested for allegedly strangling a 14-month-old baby and kidnapping the child’s mother has attempted suicide in a holding cell at the Thohoyandou police station in Limpopo. Police say the suspect used a sharp object to cut his throat and was found unconscious by officers on…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the 2024 matric results as an unprecedented achievement for the country. The national pass rate for the National Senior Certificate examinations has increased from 82.9% in 2023 to 87.3% in 2024. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says this year’s matric results bear testimony to…
