South Africa

It’s been 12 years in the making but it certainly was worth the long hours, sheer dedication and hard work for over 75% of the country’s matric learners.

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says the 18 751 progressed learners who passed the 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations now have a golden opportunity to access either university or a TVET college.

Schools in the Free State and Gauteng have good cause to celebrate this evening as nine of the 10 best performing districts can be found in these landlocked provinces.

Of the 2 777 learners with special education needs who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, 77.2% of them passed.

The 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC) overall pass rate is 75.1%, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced on Thursday evening.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated all the matriculants who sat for the National Senior Certificate examinations in 2017.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi and the MEC for Police, Roads and Transport in the Free State, Sam Mashinini, have visited the site where Shosholoza Meyl train 37012 derailed at Jeneva level crossing between Henneman and Kroonstad.

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Tradition Affairs, Des van Rooyen, has expressed sadness at the passing of Morena e Moholo Thokoana Mopeli, of the Bakoena from the Free State.

A pedestrian has been arrested at the South Africa/Mozambique border post in Mpumalanga for trying to pass into the country with 3.6kg of heroin, estimated to be worth R3.6 million.

Changes to the post–school education and training system will be undertaken in a fiscally sustainable manner, says Higher Education and Training Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has sent its condolences on the passing away of Professor Keorapetse William Kgositsile.

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, will brief the media on the 2018 tertiary registration process.

The wait for results is almost over for the Class of 2017 as Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is set to announce the outcomes of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination this evening.

The South African Police Service’s Safer Festive Season Campaign is making inroads in curbing criminal activities.

The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate says it will maintain high levels of visibility at beaches and other public areas until the school holidays wind down.