Educations How Gauteng’s matrics beat the odds with candles, ‘cross-nights’ and commitment February 17, 2026 Daddy Hundreds and thousands of matriculants from all corners of South Africa descended on their former high schools, many of them for the last time, on Wednesday, 13 January 2026. The…
Educations Matric Class of 2025 achieves unprecedented 88% pass rate February 17, 2026 Daddy Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube announced a record national pass rate of 88% for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. This figure represents a steady 0.7% increase from…
Educations Sithengile Senior Secondary’s matric triumph is a lesson in conquering learning challenges February 17, 2026 Daddy Sithengile Senior Secondary School in Claremont township, KwaZulu-Natal, achieved a 96.8% pass rate, with more than 176 bachelor’s passes out of 248 pupils and a number of distinctions in maths…
Educations School placement chaos — why thousands of Gauteng learners still wait for a seat February 17, 2026 Daddy On 6 January, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) reported 4,858 unplaced Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners, down from a staggering 140,000 nationally in early December 2025, with Gauteng…
Educations SA leads SADC in literacy and numeracy, but faces persistent learning challenges February 17, 2026 Daddy The state of basic education across Africa remains critically challenging, underscored by the sobering finding in the Unesco Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report that only about “one in 10 children…
Educations Young author uses poetry to help pupils master maths and accounting February 17, 2026 Daddy Born and raised in Soshanguve, a vibrant township in Pretoria that is shaped by both opportunity and hardship, Botshelo Mthomboti (23) always knew she did not want to be constrained…
Speeches SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa’s President, 2026 State of the Nation Address, Cape Town (12/02/2026) February 17, 2026 Daddy Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thoko Didiza;Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane;Former President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe;Former Chairperson of the NCOP,…
Speeches SA: Nonceba Mhlauli: Address by Deputy Minister in the Presidency, on the release of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention Q3 2025/26 Progress Report (11/02/2026) February 17, 2026 Daddy Programme Director; Deputy Minister in The Presidency Responsible for Women, Youth And Persons With Disabilities, Steve Letsike; Director of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention, Tshego Walker; COO of Edunova, Dietrich…
Speeches SA: Willie Aucamp: Address by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and The Environment, Unveiling of Braille Interpretive Signage at Blaauwberg Nature Reserve (11/02/2026) February 17, 2026 Daddy Ladies and Gentlemen. Good day. I came in here and saw this sign and I could read it. Now imagine never being able to read it. What we see here…
Speeches SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa’s President, at the opening of the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy, Drakenstein Correctional Facility, Paarl (11/02/2026) February 17, 2026 Daddy Programme Director,Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter GroenewaldMinister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr. Gayton McKenzie,Ministers and Deputy MinistersRepresentatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,National Commissioner of…