Matric Exam Results

Learner excels after long journey

Article Bongekile Macupe - 10 Jan 2020

Sibabalwe Mkungwana did not attend school until age 10. Now she’s a top matric achiever

Matrics don’t need a degree to get a job

Article Nicola Vermooten - 7 Jan 2020

Artisans are in short supply and colleges and apprenticeships are a viable alternative to a university qualification

Matric is not the be-all and end-all of achieving one’s potential

Article Simon Crane - 18 Dec 2019

Every year a flurry of suicides occur after matric results are announced. We need to help our children to put things in perspective

Provinces push for matric passes

Article Bongekile Macupe - 13 Sep 2019

This week, Bongekile Macupe looks at the provinces’ motivations for the excess workload put on matric students

Delayed supp exams raise red flag

Article Bongekile Macupe - 11 Jan 2019

Educators say the state’s Second Chance programme doesn’t provide enough support to pupils who failed matric

Letters to the editor: January 13 to 19 2017

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jan 2017

Readers write in about teacher tests, and matric results.

Class of 2016’s mixed bag of results

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jan 2017

Pass rates are too simplistic a measure to show the true state of SA’s education system.

Matric marks adjusted only if necessary

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jan 2017

Standardisation eliminates discrepancies that have nothing to do with pupils’ abilities.

Matric ‘cheats’ let off the hook after two years of legal wrangling

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Nov 2016

Pupils at 18 schools were accused of copying during their matric exams, but didn’t show up for hearings. Now they are being allowed to rewrite.

Matric exams: Umalusi finds ‘group copying’

Article Sapaxxxx - 30 Dec 2014

Monitoring body Umalusi says it is concerned about the discovery of group copying in matric examinations in two provinces in the country.

Limpopo officials warn matrics of bogus FET colleges

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jan 2014

The Limpopo education department has urged matriculants to ensure the institutions where they want to study are registered.

Nzimande defends 30% matric pass requirement

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Jan 2014

Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has defended the low matric pass requirement, saying SA is becoming "dangerously elitist".

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IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

The use of a telematics system for fleet vehicles has proved to be an important tool in helping to drive down costs and improve efficiency, says MiX Telematics Africa.

Government News

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

SA News - 24 Jan 2020

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

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SA News - 23 Jan 2020

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

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UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

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IT Web - 22 Jan 2020

Customised MTN TikTok data bundles are available to all prepaid customers on *136*2#.

Special Reports

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Derek Davey - 22 Jan 2020

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Upskill yourself to land your dream job in 2020

IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

If you received admission to an IIE Higher Certificate qualification, once you have graduated, you can articulate to an IIE Diploma and then IIE Bachelor's degree at IIE Rosebank College.

Press Releases

South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.