Pretoria- The country's prisoners who wrote the 2015 matric exams have improved their pass rate by 4% to reach an overall pass rate of 73%, says Correctional Services National Commissioner Zach Modise.
Pretoria- Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has launched the Matric Second Chance Support Programme to afford matriculants who failed to pass last year's exams another chance to obtain matric.
Pretoria- Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has praised the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations overall top achiever, Andrew Tucker, for his "never-say-die" attitude.
Pretoria- Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has congratulated the South African television industry as it marks 40 years of educating, informing and entertaining the public this month.
Pretoria- Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has instructed her department to work with the Human Rights Commission and the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) to probe racism by estate agents in South Africa.
Pretoria- Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer has expressed satisfaction on the achievement of her province as a top performer in the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations results.
Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for the late combatant of uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK), Indres Naidoo, who passed away at the 2 Military Hospital, in Cape Town, on Sunday.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on families, neighbours, government and communities to support all the Grade 12 learners who sat for the examinations in 2015, particularly those who would discover that they have failed the matric examinations.
Johannesburg- When Kukhokuhle Tsengwa, 17, from St Johns College, in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, prepared for his final matric examinations, he only aimed to be a top achiever in his province. Little did he know that he would be counted amongst the country's top achievers of the matric class of 2015.
Johannesburg- Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has commended the matric class of 2015 for upholding the trend of producing results above a pass rate of 70%.
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has instructed the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) to investigate and provide a report on action, if necessary, to be taken against an Estate Agent, Penny Sparrow, who this week posted racist remarks on social media.
They did what they could to prepare for their last school exam. And now the wait is almost over for the over 800 000 Grade 12 pupils who sat for the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says negotiations are still ongoing between South Africa and the United States to address outstanding issues on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) processes.
The new year will bring more joy to patients of a psychiatric hospital in Giyani, Limpopo.
President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to Indres Naidoo, who passed away on Sunday night, at the 2 Military Hospital, in Cape Town.
