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The insect was last recorded by scientists in 1980.

Over the past five years, the education system has grown from supporting 12 million learners to 13.7 million.

KwaZulu-Natal emerged as the best-performing province, with a 90.6% pass rate.

The IEB’s Class of 2025 achieved an 89.12% bachelor’s pass rate as candidate numbers increased, led by Gauteng.

The country's top NSC achievers will be honoured at a ministerial breakfast on Monday morning.

Fifty South African graduates from 21 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are set to depart for China next week to undertake a fully funded, one-year e-commerce training programme aimed at strengthening digital commerce skills and promoting entrepreneurship among young people.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is preparing to admit more than 9 000 first-time entering students (FTENs) for the 2026 academic year, with firm offers set to be issued to successful applicants from next week.

The Department of Basic Education has withheld the 2025 matric results of 40 learners implicated in a national exam leak investigation, as it moves to contain the fallout from one of the most serious breaches of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) system in recent years.

The anti-illegal immigrant group said it would raise learner placement issues directly with the Department of Basic Education.

The programme is aimed at unemployed residents living in eThekwini Municipality.