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…
Multiple murder accused Enoch Ndou is pictured appearing before the High Court in Thohoyandou in Limpopo on 17 July 2023. 1 minute The murder trial against a 53-year-old man accused of killing seven members of his family on Christmas Day in 2021 has been postponed to next week in the Thohoyandou High Court, sitting at…
Online learning. 1 minute Online Education provider, Brainline has registered an increased matric pass rate for the class of 2024. Their matric results increased from 88.2% in 2023 to 88.8% in 2024. Two of their learners achieved seven distinctions. Brainline CEO, Coleen Cronje says the year-on-year consistent performance by learners is a testimony to the efficiency…
School bus outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. 3 minutes A scholar transport dispute is brewing in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The Mthatha Taxi Owners Association has issued a warning against the operation of private scholar or staff transport in the area, as of the 15th of January. In a letter, the taxi association…
1 minute The Department of Basic Education is announcing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination Results for the Class of 2024 at a ceremony held at the Mosaiek Church in Fairlands, Johannesburg. LIVESTREAM:
Kruger National Park sign. 1 minute The Kruger National Park (KNP) has activated its Disaster Management Team due to flooding caused by prolonged rainfall, damaging some of its infrastructure. The Park reports that several main gravel roads between Skukuza and Lower Sabie are affected and have been temporarily closed. Park spokesperson, Ike Phaahla has urged…
Community members watch police inspect a mine shaft in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes Twenty-six illegal mineworkers were retrieved from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West during the first day of the official rescue operations funded by government. According to Mametlwe Sebei representing Lawyers for Human Rights two…
2 minutes Bayanda Walaza had some nervous moments last year when he competed on the world stage. He was part of the 4 by 100-meter team, who won silver at the Olympics in Paris. Walaza also won the 100 and 200-meters titles at the junior world championship in South America. But he says opening his…
