With the backdrop of the weak Chinese and recovering U.S. markets, South Africans may have to get use to the idea of their own currency’s strength declining further during the course of 2016. The rand fell to a new low earlier this week when it dropped more than 1% to[…]
Has the firearms control act succeeded in bringing down lives lost to gun violence? As the race issue took centre-stage this week, a group of youth experienced racism first hand, and were even confronted with a fire-arm whilst holidaying in Knysna over the past week. The group was allegedly confronted[…]
Western Cape MEC for education, Debbie Schafer has heaped praised on the province’s class of 2015 after it secured the highest overall pass rate in the country. Not only was the Western Cape’s 84.7% the highest amongst all nine provinces, but it was also the only pass rate increase from[…]
13 603 suspects were arrested in crime hotspots across the city over the recent festive season, part of the South African Police Services (SAPS) efforts to intensify crime prevention operations over the busy holiday period. The arrests formed part of a series of operations aimed at tackling crime and gang-related[…]
Matric pupils across the country have returned to their schools today to collect their National Senior Certificates, with pupils in the Western Cape able to collect their results from midday onwards. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the matric pass rate for the 2015 academic year is 70,7% which[…]
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have reaching boiling point after the Kingdom severed all diplomatic ties with its gulf rival, following a series of events spurred by the execution of Iranian cleric, Nimr al-Nimr. The shia preacher, who was arrested and convicted on charges including attempting to incite political[…]
Basic Education minister, Angie Motshekga’s announcement of the National Senior Certificate pass rate for 2015 has yielded mixed responses despite a notable decline. Over 800,000 candidates wrote the matric exams last year, marking the largest group to do so since 1994. Positively, 2015 has seen the country’s education system score[…]
With matriculants across the country anxiously awaiting their results from the 2015 academic year, minister of social development, Bathabile Dlamini has made available the Department’s Gender Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC) for those struggling to cope with the immense pressures they currently face. The call centre was officially opened to[…]
A storm is brewing around the South African State Security Agency (SSA) after an undisclosed sum in foreign currency was stolen from the department’s Pretoria headquarters on Boxing Day. Media reports have put the amount stolen at roughly R50 million, while there are some suggestions of a possible inside job.[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has remained defiant that the province will see an improvement in its matric pass rate, despite several less than optimistic forecasts. Exam monitoring body, Umalusi has strongly hinted that the national pass percentage will decline from that of previous year’s statistics. Basic education minister,[…]
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