
Are too many pupils repeating before matric? New study raises questions
Overemphasis on matric results may incentivise schools to maintain high repetition rates and encourage ‘easier’ subject choices
WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2026, 03:23

Overemphasis on matric results may incentivise schools to maintain high repetition rates and encourage ‘easier’ subject choices

Scotland’s busiest station remains closed following a huge fire that destroyed a neighbouring building.

The annual music festival will take place in Sunderland’s Herrington Country Park from 22 to 24 May.

The Bafana Bafana preliminary squad for the Panama friendly is out, and it consists of TEN players who ply their trade abroad.
South Africa’s economy grew by 1.1% in 2025, marking the first in three years in which growth exceeded 1%.

Artificial intelligence does not evolve gradually. It jumps. It produces quiet plateaus followed by discontinuities that shock incumbents, confuse forecasters and reorder competitive landscapes.

Former US Open champion Gary Woodland says he “can’t waste energy any more” hiding his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.

With oil prices climbing to $120 a barrel and the Strait of Hormuz shut, analysts say the G7 missed a critical opportunity to push for peace in the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict

The Electoral Commission is briefing the media on its state of readiness ahead of this year’s local government elections on Tuesday.

Two recent High Court rulings have made it clear that while SARS has broad powers, its decisions can be overturned.

The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday

Trellidor is implementing a three-phase turnaround plan, as the company’s operations and finances continued to struggle in the first half of its 2026 financial year.

Sekhukhune United player Shaune Mogaila is expected back in court in a case related to a car crash that resulted in the death of a nine-year-old girl, Gomolemo Mavimbela.
The IEC will hold a voter registration weekend for the local government elections on 20 and 21 June.
By the end of the week, new machines will be operational in 17 bank branches in South Africa, enabling clients of two of South Africa’s biggest banks to apply for a smart ID in 5 to 10 minutes.

The third-generation Nissan Leaf has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year title.

Nations exist on the global stage to improve their quality of life by competing with others in a healthy way and not waging wars or relegating themselves to being victims of conflict.

Hyprop Investments, the owner of Rosebank Mall, Canal Walk, and Hyde Park Corner, has reported a strong performance for the first half of its 2026 financial year.
Iran has a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the previous leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by US-Israeli air strikes.

MP Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress, and acting deputy police commissioner Lt-Gen Hilda Senthumule are expected to testify before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday.