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…
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking during the 2024 matric results announcement ceremony in Randburg, Johannesburg. 3 minutes Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has announced that the matric pass rate of 2024 is 87.3%. This is a 4.4% increase from the class of 2023. Gwarube made the announcement a matric result announcement event in…
3 minutes The government rescue operation of illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West province has officially started. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has made available R12 million for the operation. This is pending the ruling of the Constitutional Court on whether the responsibility lies with the government or the owners of…
1 minute The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has announced its highest pass rate in five years, with 98.47% of candidates successfully completing their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations in 2024. According to the results released on Monday, 89.37% of students qualified for higher education this year, marking an improvement from last year’s 88.59%. The examining…
Director-General of Basic Education Mathanzima Mweli 2 minutes Director-General of Basic Education Mathanzima Mweli says failure and repetition rates are higher in South Africa. He says not the same number of pupils who enter Grade 1 finish Grade 12. He says the Class of 2024 was a unique class, adding that the throughput rate in…
