EC bottom of class as 2015 matric pass rate drops to 70.7%
Eastern Cape pupils came in bottom of the class in the 2015 National Senior Certificate examination with a 56.8% pass rate – down from 65.4% in 2014. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga...
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Cop cases after holiday fiasco
IN DISPUTE: Domestic assistant Ntombi Abiyola shows a new twoplate stove that was allegedly reported to be in a bad condition at the Summerstrand holiday accommodation. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI Owner,...
View ArticleBody lifted from gorge
Rescue services recover dead student in dangerous operation IN a challenging operation involving two helicopters and police divers early yesterday, the body of a 22-year-old Kareedouw man was recovered...
View ArticleOptions offered for unlucky candidates
MANY matric pupils will be popping champagne corks today in celebration of a successful year – but some who have not achieved the results they hoped for face the uncertainty of how to proceed. And...
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Get your Herald here today
Matric results are out! You will be able to get your copy of The Herald hot off the press at all major retail outlets as well as street corners and at Newspaper House in Baakens Street, Port...
View ArticleDismal pass rate no surprise for readers
THE disappointing matric pass rate was no surprise yesterday for The Herald’s online readers, who blamed the provincial Department of Education and poverty for the big drop. Basic Education Minister...
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Eastern Cape drought could lead to food price hike
DRYLANDS: MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane, left, with Sizwe Nxenye, a member of uMnga Flats (Ugie) cooperative in the 440ha of land where they planted maize, which is now not growing because of drought THE...
View Article‘Progressed learners’ pushed matric pass rate down – Motshekga
The number of so-called “progressed learners” pushed down the matric pass rate for 2015, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said on Tuesday (05/01/2016). She was, however, quick to defend the...
View ArticleEmotions run high as NMB matrics get exam results
THERE were heaps of mixed emotions today when thousands of matrics arrived at their respective schools in Nelson Mandela Bay to get their exam results. Hundreds of successful matrics failed to contain...
View ArticleEastern Cape is a failed state – education expert
When it comes to education, the Eastern Cape is a failed state. That’s according to education economist Dr Nic Spaull. Spaull said on Wednesday that, while inequalities in terms of resources...
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PE police seek missing fisherman
Cornelius Johannes Van Der Westhuizen (59) Police in Algoa Park are seeking the assistance of the public in tracing a Port Elizabeth fisherman suspected to be missing in Maputo. According to police...
View ArticleNetflix goes live in South Africa
Online movie and television series streaming service Netflix has officially gone live in 130 countries including South Africa on Wednesday night. Co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix, Reed...
View ArticleTwitter considers 10 000-character feature
TWITTER Inc is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10 000 characters, well beyond its current 140-character limit, technology news website Re/code reported on...
View ArticleAnother gang killing in Bay
ONE person was killed and five others escaped unharmed in three separate shooting incidents in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas in the last 24 hours. In two of the shootings, police said it was unclear...
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PE rower ‘faces it’ across Atlantic
CHILDREN’S CHAMP: Stuart Connacher tackles the Talisker Challenge Fundraiser motivated by thought of young smiles HE likens it to a boxing match – man against the sea, a constant battle to make contact...
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Teen beats life-threatening illness
AMAZING ACHIEVER: Tamaryn Arnolds and her certificate Picture: NOMAZIMA NKOSI NOT everyone in life is brave enough to stop taking lifesaving medication to reach a goal. But Tamaryn Arnolds, 18, who has...
View ArticleSharp drop in northern areas results
VIOLENT protests, teacher shortages, poor attitudes and significant numbers of progressed pupils who had been pushed into Grade 12 last year are among the factors blamed for a massive drop in the 2015...
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Illness a hurdle but not a block
EXTRA-SPECIAL RESULT: Bethany Oliphant, 19, is congratulated by proud mom Tracy after seeing the matric results in The Herald. She passed despite complete renal failure in 2014. Picture: MARK WEST...
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Perlemoen packaged as car parts seized by customs
PERLEMOEN worth R1 million confiscated by Cape Town Airport and 4 200 heroin capsules confiscated by customs official in Beit Bridge in Limpopo PERLEMOEN worth about R1-million was confiscated by Cape...
View ArticleDA calls for probe into provincial matric results
Calling it a “crisis of governance and accountability”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called for “an independent inquiry into the matric results‚ given the precipitous drop in the...
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