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Western Cape honours 2025 matric top achievers after record-breaking results
The Western Cape achieved its highest pass rate of 88,2% up from the record-breaking 86,6% in 2024. The province’s bachelor’s pass rate increased to 49,2%.
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Overseas Teaching Opportunities: A Gateway to Global Career Growth
Standing at the crossroads of Grade 11 or matric, the question “What’s next?” can feel overwhelming. With countless career paths and study options ahead, making informed decisions has never been…
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Court clears parents to sue Kruger National Park after leopard kills toddler
The parents of a boy mauled to death by a leopard in the Kruger National Park in 2019 have been granted permission to proceed with their damages claim.
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SA Reserve Bank leaves key interest rates unchanged
The SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has left the repo rate unchanged at 7%, keeping the prime lending rate at 10.5%.
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Powerful new short film sheds light on a ‘David and Goliath’ battle to protect South Africa’s oceans
The film carries an urgent call to protect South Africa’s rich and irreplaceable marine heritage from the growing threat of offshore oil and gas exploration. It weaves together the stories…
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Activists march in Simon’s Town to stop removal of Cape Peninsula baboons
Activists marched in Simon’s Town to save Cape Peninsula baboons from forced removal. “This campaign demands accountability, not just for baboons, but for how we treat the wild spaces and…
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Pre-school teacher Amber Lee Hughes confess to murder of Nada-Jane Challita (4)
In a dramatic turn of events, Amber Lee Hughes on Thursday admitted to killing four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita – more than a year after pleading not guilty to the crime.
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Verkeersman en nóg twee in hof ná skietdood van 17-jarige
WORCESTER – Die moordsaak teen ‘n verkeersbeampte en twee mans van Avian Park het vanoggend (21 Julie) in die Worcester-hof voorgekom nadat hulle betrek is by die skietdood van ‘n…
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Safe schools plan targets learner-on-learner violence in SA education sector
SSP was launched by ministers Senzo Mchunu and Siviwe Gwarube in Cape Town today. It aims to tackle the “alarming rates” of violence in schools.
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Kelly en kie begin met appèlproses teen lewenslange vonnis
Joshlin Smith se ontvoerders wat lewenslange tronkstraf uitdien, het aansoek gedoen om te appèlleer.
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