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News24 | Deputy minister ascribes record 87.3% pass rate to 'strengthening and maturing' education system
Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule has attributed the country's record-setting 87.3% matric pass rate in the 2024 exams to an education system that is "strengthening and maturing by the day".News24 | Municipal workers' union to intervene after medical aid axes Melomed from hospital network
Medical aid provider Samwumed's split with the Melomed hospital group has forced some Capetonians to travel up to 20km for healthcare, sparking frustration among its members.News24 | 'Send me pics': Judge president sexual harassment inquiry told of indecent WhatsApps to secretary
The judge's secretary who has accused Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge of making unwanted sexual advances on her says she had found his requests for pictures "annoying" – but soon felt he was trying to force her to send them.News24 | Matric 2024: Pupil bags 7 distinctions despite dad being shot in hijacking on eve of English paper
Reeling in shock after her father was shot twice in a hijacking on the eve of her matric English exam, Nicola McDonald tried hard to stay focused on last-minute revision.News24 | MKP's Des van Rooyen pushes for banking reforms to stop 'weaponisation of reputational risk'
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is not convinced changes to South Africa's banking laws are needed to prevent the "weaponisation of reputational risk", given the conduct standards for the banking sector.News24 | 'Determination and world class education': Joburg's oldest school, St Mary's celebrates 100% pass
Johannesburg's historic St Mary's School, an all-girls Anglican institution in Waverley, has once again set an academic benchmark by achieving a 100% pass rate for its 2024 matric class.News24 | WATCH | SA's record-setting matric pass: 87.3% of the class of 2024 made the grade
South Africa's class of 2024 achieved an 87.3% pass rate, which is the country's highest ever since the dawn of democracy.News24 | A father's grief: Murdered Umhlanga businessman's dad wants justice
Businessman Shailen Singh was basking in the joy of becoming a father when he was brazenly shot in a parking lot in Umhlanga, north of Durban, on a Sunday morning last month.News24 | Residents battle to access clean water as municipality is slammed for underspending on grants
Residents in the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo district have been battling to get access to clean water as they rely on inconsistent sources like rivers and water tanks.News24 | 'Wake up': Union slams head of Eastern Cape Health for 'inability' to act in crisis
The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw) has called out Dr Rolene Wagner, the superintendent of the Eastern Cape Department of Health, for her "inability to do something" about staff shortages and closures of health facilities in the province.News24 | Tuesday's weather: Hot, windy conditions, scattered rain expected
South Africans can expect a mix of weather conditions on Tuesday, with partly cloudy skies, isolated showers, and thundershowers across most provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.News24 | All indications show Class of 2024 will perform far better than their 2023 counterparts
All indications point to the matric pass rate for 2024 being higher than the 82.9% achieved in 2023.News24 | 98.47% of private school pupils pass; Piet Bester murdered: Today's top 7 stories in 7 minutes
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.News24 | Thousands of pupils still unplaced as schools open on Wednesday
More than 2 000 Western Cape pupils have yet to be placed at schools as the first term of school is set to start on Wednesday.News24 | 'I'm sorry about everything': Durban man accused of murdering fiancée apologises to her mother
A Durban man who was captured on CCTV allegedly stabbing his fiancée as she lay on the ground with her hands up has apologised to the mother of his now dead partner.News24 | Two dead, 2 wounded in gang-related shooting in Cape Town
Western Cape police have called in reinforcements after two men were shot dead and two others wounded in Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain, on Monday.News24 | NGO says Eastern Cape gov must not 'embarrass' itself in scholar transport debacle with court appeal
A children's rights organisation in the Eastern Cape has urged the provincial government to avoid embarrassment and comply with a court order and provide scholar transport for all eligible pupils in 2025.News24 | ActionSA wants IPID to investigate Crime Intelligence's luxury hotel purchase
ActionSA demands that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate investigate the police's Crime Intelligence division's purchase of a luxury hotel in Pretoria.News24 | Matric results: SA fast bowler Kwena Maphaka narrowly misses hat-trick of distinctions
Left-arm fast bowling sensation Kwena Maphaka narrowly missed out on three distinctions after scoring 78% for history, 76% for English, and 75% for Afrikaans.News24 | Joburg students ace IEB exams with focus on life balance
Top achievers in the Independent Examinations Board's (IEB's) 2024 exams say the secret to their success was balance.
