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As concerns grow around informal digital communication between teachers, learners and parents, schools need more than rules, they need systems that make communication accountable, traceable and safe.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has warned nearly one million Grade 12 learners against cheating in their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, saying dishonesty undermines the credibility of their qualifications.
Addressing 2,174 Grade 12 learners from 13 schools at the National Pledge Signing Ceremony at the Bluegumbosch Community Multipurpose Centre in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, on Friday, Ramaphosa described the National Senior Certificate (NSC) as a passport to further education and employment.
Umalusi says approximately 1.08 million candidates have registered for the 2026 year-end national examinations, with the National Senior Certificate (NSC) accounting for the largest share at 989,141 candidates.
The Eastern Cape government has handed over the newly built Bethelsdorp High School in Salt Lake, a R112.75 million infrastructure investment aimed at easing pressure on schools in Nelson Mandela Bay’s Northern Areas.
Western Cape learner transport services resumed on Wednesday after a one-day suspension affected 21,934 pupils, but a dispute over operators’ rising fuel costs remains unresolved as diesel prices increased by as much as R3.24 a litre.
Young people from political parties, youth-led organisations and unemployed graduates have been urged to help communities understand government policies and development plans that directly affect their lives.
Young people from political parties, youth-led organisations and unemployed graduates have been urged to help communities understand government policies and development plans that directly affect their lives.
