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Hostile Phala Phala witness, and thousand of learners left in limbo
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (368+ words) Today, 14 January, the Rand is trading at R16.36 to the dollar, from R16.39 at the close of business on Tuesday." In Parliament, the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of corruption in the police and criminal justice system will resume hearings today." The…...
Matric pass rate debate
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (347+ words) Today, January 13, the Rand is trading at R16.41 to the dollar, down from R16.40 at the close of business on Monday." Across the country today, those who wrote their matric exams at the end of 2025 will be receiving their results today." The…...
Official NSC pass rate is 88%, but the ‘real pass rate’ is 56.9%
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (923+ words) In 2025, over 656,000 learners passed the National Senior Certificate, amounting to a pass rate of 88%, an increase of 0.7% from 2024, the highest pass rate in South Africa's history. The top performing provinces were Gauteng in third place, having achieved a pass rate…...
IEB matric pass rate drops to lowest level in years
2+ day, 15+ min ago (679+ words) The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has announced an overall pass rate of 98.31% for the 2025 matric exams, the lowest rate in five years. While still high, the pass rate dropped from 98.47% in 2024, to the lowest it has been since 2020. However, the…...
Kruger Park guests evacuated due to thunderstorm warning, and experts positive about 2025 matric results
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (388+ words) Today, 12 January, the Rand is trading at R16.47 to the Dollar. The Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, is expected to announce the top achievers as well as the national and provincial pass rates for the 2025 matric exams today." The Independent Examinations…...
Private school tax warning in South Africa
1+ week, 5+ day ago (402+ words) A proposed amendment to the Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill could leave South African schools facing severe cashflow strain, legal experts at Bowmans have warned. In a recent analysis, Barry Garven, Mogola Makola and Aneria Bouwer explained that many schools…...