Jeanette Chabalala

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has hailed the matric class of 2024 for its stellar performance after achieving a 87.3% pass rate, the highest in the history of the country.

As the class of 2024 received the much-anticipated matric results which were released Tuesday, a psychologist says the way families approach this time can have an impact on how the teens handle future challenges.

The year 2024 recorded the lowest number of pupils who did not sit for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams compared to other years.

The R12m rescue operation of illegal miners at the old Buffesfontein gold mine in Stilfontein that started on Monday has already resulted in the rescue of 56 zama zamas and the discovery of 15 bodies so far.

As the horrific death toll from Stilfontein rescue operation continues to shock the country, illegal miners have told disturbing stories of their starved colleagues being forced to eat cockroaches in order to survive.

North West police are on the hunt for an alleged illegal mining kingpin and ringleader who escaped from police holding cells. The alleged kingpin resurfaced from shaft 11 of Stilfontein mine in the North West last week. Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said the man is a Lesotho national and according to records, his name is James Neo Tshoaeli but he is commonly known as Tiger.

Each year when matric results are released, pupils with disabilities make a decent number of top achievers in the country.

The alleged ringleader who escaped from police custody after being rescued from a mine in Stillfontein has been described as a "ruthless" and "cruel" figure

City Power technicians will no longer be sent underground in the Joburg CBD unless when escorted by police; this after numerous confrontations with armed cable thieves.

City Power will no longer sent its technicians to do repair work underground the Joburg CBD without police escort following violent confrontations with armed cable thieves.