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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has rejected the Information Regulator’s urgent application to halt the publication of the 2024 matric results in newspapers.

Trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein have issued a grim update on their condition, with reports of starvation and deaths escalating.

Trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein have issued a grim update on their condition, with reports of starvation and deaths escalating.

The Independent Examinations Board says the 2024 National Senior Certificate pass rate is the highest in five years. Notably, 89.37% of candidates earned entry to degree study, after more than 16,000 wrote the exams across 275 venues.

Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said that every province improved on its performance from 2023, and every province achieved a pass rate of above 84%. Free State is the best-performing province, with a pass rate of 91%.

While many education experts acknowledge the improvements in the national pass rate, they caution that the figures might not fully reflect the reality of the education system.

The groups argue that the Bela Act violates previous agreements and disregards critical recommendations by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, particularly on language and admissions policies.

A Pretoria mother’s viral TikTok video about her Grade 1 son’s unexpected placement in an Afrikaans-speaking school has sparked an outpouring of support from across South Africa.

The proverb says it takes a village to raise a child, and it couldn’t be more true for the matrics in SA who overcame immense odds.

Thousands of South African learners are still awaiting school placements, some despite having applications submitted well within the required timeframe.