Umalusi Chairperson Professor Yunus Ballim. 2 minutes The Quality Council for General and Further Education and Training, Umalusi, has approved the 2024 matric results. Umalusi says it has not received any report on systemic irregularities that could compromise the credibility and integrity of the 2024 matric examinations. It has, however, expressed concern about incidents of…
[File] School Learners climbing Scholar transport. 1 minute The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department has issued a notice to all scholar transport drivers to ensure that they operate roadworthy vehicles. This is as the 2025 academic year kicks off this week. MEC Kedibone Diale Tlabela has warned operators who will not comply with operating licensing…
Minister of the Department of Education Siviwe Gwarube briefing the media on the leak of matric results, January 13, 2025. 2 minutes Law enforcement agencies have started to investigate the alleged 2024 matric results leak. They include the Hawks and the State Security Agency. This follows public outrage at reports that an independent online platform…
[File Image] Newspaper with the matric results. 1 minute Some matric learners are optimistic but cautious ahead of Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s official announcement of the 2024 matric results this evening. Some education experts have warned against comparing the class of 2024 to those of previous years, saying that they had different experiences. The…
The SAPS’ Operation Vala Umgodi National Intervention (Roving) Team has successfully thwarted a major smuggling operation along the Limpopo River. 1 minute Police have intercepted a smuggling operation along the Limpopo River between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The officers were patrolling near Tshirundu village as part of Operation Vala Umgodi when they received a tip-off…
1 minute A 39-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Pienaar, Mpumalanga will appear in court soon. The arrest was made last night after six people were gunned down outside a tavern at the weekend. Six others were wounded and taken to hospitals. Two of them succumbed to wounds taking the death…
National Senior Certificate from the Department of Basic Education 2 minutes Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on the Basic Education Department to urgently conduct an internal investigation following allegations that a private entity has been selling matric results. This follows a social media post alleging that the results are being sold online for R100….
National Senior Certificate from the Department of Basic Education 2 minutes The Free State Education Department says it’s eagerly awaiting the official announcement of the final matric exams results for the class of 2024. For the previous five years, the province has maintained position one with matric results, with the class of 2023 performing better…
Pupil writing an exam 2 minutes The Department of Education in the Western Cape says there are more important indicators to consider for matric passes than the percentages achieved. Results will be released at school on Tuesday. Provincial Education Minister David Maynier says the indicators include the number of candidates achieving a bachelors pass and…
Court gavel seen on a table. 1 minute Three suspects who are facing charges of human trafficking and the illegal possession of a firearm are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court this morning. Officers arrested the suspects last week after a tip-off that led them to a house in Sandringham in Johannesburg. Twenty-six…
