{"id":61825,"date":"2016-01-14T07:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T05:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/blind-feris-beats-the-odds-northern-cape\/"},"modified":"2016-01-14T07:36:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T05:36:48","slug":"blind-feris-beats-the-odds-northern-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/blind-feris-beats-the-odds-northern-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind Feris beats the odds &#8211; Northern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blind Feris beats the odds<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nHe was led on to the stage by his mother, Sarah Feris (56), and off the stage by the Northern Cape Premier, Sylvia Lucas. He was presented with a cheque of R10 000 and a laptop computer. Other subjects that he conquered in the matric exams are Tourism,&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/Local\/Express-News\/blind-feris-beats-the-odds-20160112\">News24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heavy rainfall, thundershowers and hot and humid weather expected across SA<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nCape Town &#8211; The South African Weather Service says heavy rainfall is possible over the eastern parts of the Free State and the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Those in areas over the western interior of the Northern and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mycapetown.co.za\">Western Cape<\/a> are warned of hot &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/traveller24.news24.com\/News\/Alerts\/heavy-rainfall-thundershowers-and-hot-and-humid-weather-expected-in-sa-20160112\">News24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#39;Progressed learners&#39; pushed matric pass rate down &#8211; Motshekga<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nLimpopo would have been at 71.1%, the Northern Cape would have stood at 77.2%. Mpumalanga has always aspired to hit the 82% mark and because of progressed learners, they have gone below 82.1%, North West would have had 84%, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\">Gauteng<\/a> would&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/News\/progressed-learners-pushed-matric-pass-rate-down-20160105\">News24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gauteng and Western <b>Cape<\/b> battle for matric supremacy<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis as other contests also rage on for third and fourth place between the North West and Free State; for eighth and ninth position between KwaZulu-Natal and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\">Eastern Cape<\/a>; and for fifth, sixth and seventh positions between Mpumalanga, Northern Cape&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/alexnews.co.za\/66709\/gauteng-and-western-cape-battle-for-matric-supremacy\/\">Alex News (blog)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"Northern Cape\"\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7391\/10994075854_6b12c865b0.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><br \/>\n<i>Image by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/25779097@N08\/10994075854\">South African Tourism<\/a><\/i><br \/>\nNorthern Cape, Namaqualand, South Africa<\/p>\n<p>\nThis <em>&#8220;Northern Cape&#8221;<\/em> image was automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>List your event on www.MyZA.co.za for free &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n<p><small>These <em>Northern Cape<\/em> Yahoo news snippets were automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blind Feris beats the odds He was led on to the stage by his mother, Sarah Feris (56), and off the stage by the Northern Cape Premier, Sylvia Lucas. 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