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The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) achieved a 100% pass rate in the 2025 NSC exams, extending a multi-year record of academic performance and highlighting the role of a holistic, trauma-informed education model for learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Build One South Africa (BOSA) on Tuesday urged the government to launch a nationwide inquiry into the country’s scholar transport system after the deaths of 14 learners in a crash near Vanderbijlpark on Monday.  

By Thapelo Molefe South Africa’s failure to get children reading and counting in the early years amounts to a “national emergency” that threatens the country’s...

The Toyota Quantum taxi was overloaded, according to police.

EU Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Sandra Kramer, said the funding reflected the bloc’s commitment to learner safety and wellbeing in the country.

Last week, the Minister of Basic Education announced that the Matric Class of 2025 had made history by achieving the highest pass rate in our country’s history. More than 650,000 learners passed the National Senior Certificate, achieving a pass rate of 88%.

The Cape2Rio Yacht Race is one of South Africa’s most prestigious offshore sporting events.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said she had learned “with deep sadness” of the crash.

180 learners from 18 correctional services schools sat for the NSC examinations in 2025.

MEC Viola Motsumi expressed deep concern over the situation, warning that the disruption places learners’ academic futures at risk.