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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.

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.