File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. Education experts are divided on whether the 2025 matric pass rate will be lower or higher than that of 2024. The 2024 matric pass rate was 87.3%, up from 2023’s 82.9%, marking the highest national pass rate ever recorded. Some education experts have forecast an increase in…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has honoured the top performing learners in the 2025 National Senior Certificate Exams. Almost 900 000 full-time and part-time learners sat for the exams which quality assurance body Umalusi has given the thumbs up to, despite isolated incidents of group cheating. The Basic Education Department is hosting breakfast for the…
Fire crews working to combat raging fires in the area. The Cape Winelands District Municipality says the fire in Wemmershoek near Franschhoek remains active. It started in the Langrug area on Wednesday last week. The Winelands Fire Protection Association has deployed aerial resources to the area with the assistance of the Stellenbosch Municipality. The focus…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has set a bold vision for the future of education, calling for a comprehensive integration of technology and artificial intelligence in the classroom. He said this at the Ministerial Breakfast hosted at MTN Innovation Centre in Johannesburg on Monday for top achievers. Panyaza has painted a picture…
The Independent Examinations Board has achieved an overall pass rate of 98.31 per cent in the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations. It is lower than the 2020 pass rate which stood at 98.6% and 2024 one which was at 98. 47%. This time 89.12% of the candidates have achieved entry to degree study, while 7.83…
Exam papers and stationery seen on a desk. The Independent Examinations Board (IEC) has attributed the slight decrease in its 2025 pass rate to various factors. They include more schools migrating to the agency and increasing online schools. The IEB has achieved an overall pass rate of 98.3% in the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations….
Department of Education delegates are gathering at the MTN Innovation Centre in Johannesburg for the announcement of the 2025 National Senior Certificate examination top achievers. Ahead of Monday’s matric results announcement, the Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, is hosting a breakfast briefing at MTN Johannesburg. The event brings together education leaders, industry experts, and media…
Court gavel A 47-year-old man is expected to appear in the Booysens Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg on charges of kidnapping. Ethiopian national, Mantesnot Lendido Erisado, is facing twelve counts of kidnapping and one of failing to stop when police instructed him to do so. He is expected to obtain legal representation and apply for bail….
Court gavel. Five suspects have been arrested in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, for various crimes. They include being in illegal possession of firearms and drugs. The arrests were made at the weekend. In one of the incidents, officers found a 36-year-old woman allegedly dealing in drugs at her home in the COVID informal settlement. They confiscated…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says all learners from the matric class of 2025 should be proud of their hard work and determination. She is expected to announce the top achievers as well as national and provinces’ pass rates on Monday. Individual results are set to be released on Tuesday….
