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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed that 11 schoolchildren died on Monday on their way to school, after a private minibus taxi collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal.

The mismatch between demand and capacity is not new, but it has worsened as record numbers of learners achieve bachelor-level passes.

Registration for the May/June 2026 NSC exams (re-write or absence) closes on 6 February.

The insect was last recorded by scientists in 1980.

Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane has dismissed what he said were misleading and unfounded claims that the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) prioritises foreign nationals over South African learners when placing children in public schools.

Unathi Ntungwa, a 17-year-old matriculant from Isikhoba Nombewu Technical Science School in the Eastern Cape, has been honoured for achieving third position in the Technical Science category in the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.

Emthonjeni Juvenile Centre, a correctional school in the Baviaanspoort management area in Gauteng, says it is on the brink of an academic milestone of 10 consecutive years with a 100% matric pass rate, as it awaits the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for correctional services schools.

Learners in Mpumalanga’s Bohlabela District will not return to school as planned after the provincial department of education temporarily suspended classes in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality on Thursday and Friday because of heavy rain.

Curro Holdings has reported a 99.4% overall pass rate in the 2025 Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric examinations.

Luyanda Ndlozi of Elangwane Secondary School in Volksrust, Mpumalanga, has made her mark as one of the country’s top matric achievers in 2025, topping quintile 1 schools nationally.