Ramaphosa congratulates matrics of 2018 for 78% pass rate: The president has urged matriculants to show responsibility in exploring opportunities in higher education, vocational training or work experience. ……
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Former MyCiTi employees to seek legal advice ahead of resuming protest: One of the protest leaders, Patrick Mabindisa, says that about 350 former employees will protest next week. ……
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Lesufi’s job ‘safe’ after Gauteng tops 2018 matric pass rate: Gauteng Premier David Makhura says he’s definitely keeping Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi in his position, following the improved matric results in the province. ……
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Man arrested in connection with Overstrand fire could face murder charge: Police say the alleged firestarter will make his first appearance in the Caledon Magistrates Court on Monday. ……
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WC’s 2018 matric pass rate lower than year before: The class of 2018 scored an 81.5% pass, which is lower in comparison to 2017’s 84.4%. ……
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Denying disabled commuters access to transport immoral – Herron: Cape Town – Residents with disabilities have been dealt a blow as the City’s Dial-a-Ride service has been delayed by contract procurement woes. The City said there had been a delay in the service, disputing earlier claims the service was no longer functional. Dial-a-Ride provides a transport service to disabled people who are unable to use public transport because of their physical limitations. Former Cape Town city council…
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Growing chorus of anger at JP Smith’s Stop Coct comments: Cape Town – More people have demanded an apology from safety and security mayoral committee member JP Smith following accusations he made that Stop Coct was an ANC front. The group, now with about 14 000 members, was formed in December 2017 in the hope of tackling the City’s proposed water, sanitation and…
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#MatricResults2018: Bongumenzi comes out tops despite battling eyesight problems: Johannesburg – Bongumenzi Ndlovu, one of the country’s top performing matriculants, has battled an eyesight problem throughout his school days. “I was born with the problem. It distracted me in my classes. I missed classes and some of the tests in previous years,” the 17-year-old Ndlovu from Zama High School in Newcastle,…
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#MatricResults: Nkandla school defies the odds to produce stars: Durban – KwaZulu-Natal’s pass rate for the matric class of 2018 inched higher to 76.2%, an improvement of 3.3 percentage points. However the province’s pass rate is still lower than the national pass rate of 78.2%. This was announced by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in Johannesburg on Thursday night. Speaking on progressed pupils, who are pushed into the next grade despite not meeting the requirements, Motshekga said if their results were not included in the national pass rate, it would be 79.4%. The national pass rate also increased by 3.1…
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What South African tweeps regret about 2018, and want to avoid in 2019: As South African tweeps were still reflecting on 2018 and contemplating 2019, the hashtags #ThingsIRegretAbout2018 and #thingstoavoidin2019 trended in the Twitter streets. ……
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