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Thousands of grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng remain unplaced amid online system glitches, parental despair and district overloads — echoing national strains.
A modest dip in the Eastern Cape’s 2025 matric results has prompted education experts to warn that underlying language barriers, declining Bachelor’s passes and weaknesses earlier in the schooling pipeline may be contributing to deeper systemic problems.
Jon Venables, 10 when he killed James Bulger in 1993, failed in a previous bid for parole in 2023.
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A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.
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The matrics of 2025 in Mfuleni, Cape Town, have defied crime, fear and deep social challenges to pass their matric exams, offering fresh hope for a better future.
The Nelson Mandela Bay district matric performance has improved by 0.7% to 87.4% in 2025, despite the 0.66% drop in Bachelor’s passes. With two pupils honoured for their achievements in both the national and provincial matric results announcement ceremonies, the future remains bright for the incoming matric class of 2026.
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The Limpopo education department says schools in Vhembe and Mopani will not reopen on Wednesday due to floods from heavy rainfall.
Education MEC attributes success to collective effort by teachers, pupils and unions
Once ranked among the worst-performing schools in Gauteng, Mamello Comprehensive School in Tsakane has recorded a significant turnaround in its matric results, improving its pass rate from 64.66% in 2024 to 77.6% in 2025.