Record Results, Real Questions: What the 2025 Matric

Pass Rate Tells Us About Our Schools
South Africa is celebrating a historic milestone in
education. The Matric Class of 2025 has achieved the
highest National Senior Certificate pass rate on record
— 88%, with more than 656,000 learners passing and a
record 345,000 achieving bachelor’s passes. For the
first time ever, all 75 education districts across the
country recorded pass rates above 80%, and
provinces like KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and
Gauteng led the rankings.

Record Results, Real Questions: What the 2025 Matric
Pass Rate Tells Us About Our Schools South Africa is celebrating a historic milestone in education. The Matric Class of 2025 has achieved the highest National Senior Certificate pass rate on record &mdash; 88%, with more than 656,000 learners passing and a record 345,000 achieving bachelor&rsquo;s passes. For the first time ever, all 75 education districts across the country recorded pass rates above 80%, and provinces like KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and Gauteng led the rankings.

METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope

METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope

EDUCATION EXPERT: PROFESSOR MARY METCALFE

Roads Under Siege: Can Trust Be Rebuilt Between Taxi Associations, Motorists and Commuters?
This evening, we’re opening a difficult but necessary conversation about safety, trust and the growing
tension on our roads. Recent incidents, including a widely shared video from Vanderbijlpark, have reignited public outrage after taxi patrollers were seen assaulting a motorist accused of ‘piracy’. Police are investigating, and SANTACO has condemned the attack — but the incident has once again exposed a deepening rift between taxi operators, motorists and even commuters. SANTACO says these clashes are linked to a growing trend, especially around the holidays, of private motorists using their vehicles to transport people who would ordinarily use minibus taxis. But for many South Africans, that explanation raises more questions than answers — about where enforcement ends and vigilantism begins, about who has the right to police our roads, and about why ordinary people
increasingly feel unsafe behind the wheel.

Roads Under Siege: Can Trust Be Rebuilt Between&nbsp;Taxi Associations, Motorists and Commuters? This evening, we&rsquo;re opening a difficult but necessary&nbsp;conversation about safety, trust and the growing tension on our roads. Recent incidents, including a widely shared video from Vanderbijlpark, have reignited public outrage after taxi patrollers were seen assaulting a motorist accused of &lsquo;piracy&rsquo;. Police are investigating, and SANTACO has condemned the attack &mdash; but the incident has once again exposed a deepening rift between taxi operators, motorists and even commuters. SANTACO says these clashes are linked to a growing&nbsp;trend, especially around the holidays, of private&nbsp;motorists using their vehicles to transport people who&nbsp;would ordinarily use minibus taxis. But for many&nbsp;South Africans, that explanation raises more&nbsp;questions than answers &mdash; about where enforcement&nbsp;ends and vigilantism begins, about who has the right&nbsp;to police our roads, and about why ordinary people increasingly feel unsafe behind the wheel.

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: SANTACO SPOKESPERON - REBECCA PHALA

At the School Gate: Education, Migration and the Battle Over Who Belongs This morning in Durban, scenes of tension and solidarity played out outside Addington Primary School, where a group of South African mothers arrived not to protest—but to protect. The women stood guard to ensure that children of foreign nationals were able to enter the school and attend classes, saying education should not be denied to any child, regardless of their documentation status. Their presence followed an attempt by members of the March and March Movement to block the children of foreign nationals from entering the school. The group argues that overcrowding at Addington Primary disadvantages South African pupils and says it will continue visiting schools where it claims foreign national enrolment is high. School gates were locked as a precaution, keeping protestors outside, while police monitored the situation.

At the School Gate: Education, Migration and the Battle Over Who Belongs This morning in Durban, scenes of tension and solidarity played out outside Addington Primary School, where a group of South African mothers arrived not to protest&mdash;but to protect. The women stood guard to ensure that children of foreign nationals were able to enter the school and attend classes, saying education should not be denied to any child, regardless of their documentation status. Their presence followed an attempt by members of the March and March Movement to block the children of foreign nationals from entering the school. The group&nbsp;argues that overcrowding at Addington Primary&nbsp;disadvantages South African pupils and says it will&nbsp;continue visiting schools where it claims foreign&nbsp;national enrolment is high. School gates were locked&nbsp;as a precaution, keeping protestors outside, while&nbsp;police monitored the situation.

ZANDILE DABULA - OPERATION DUDULA LEADER - SAYS THE SAME ISSUE IS BREWING IN GAUTENG

Children on the Move: Alarm as 33 Undocumented Minors Intercepted at Beitbridge Authorities have once again raised the alarm over the safety of children at South Africa’s borders. Thirty-three undocumented minor children, aged between four and fifteen, were intercepted at the Beitbridge Port of Entry, after border officials stopped a minibus taxi transporting them from South Africa to
Zimbabwe. Two adult men have been arrested for allegedly facilitating the illegal movement of the
children, with criminal cases now opened under the Immigration Act. The children have since been handed over to the Department of Social Development, as investigations continue into how and why they were travelling undocumented across the border. Border Management Authority Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato has praised officials for their vigilance, while urging parents to stop sending undocumented children across ports of entry. This case once again raises serious questions about child protection, cross-border exploitation and the risks faced by vulnerable minors.

Children on the Move: Alarm as 33 Undocumented Minors Intercepted at Beitbridge Authorities have once again raised the alarm over the&nbsp;safety of children at South Africa&rsquo;s borders.&nbsp;Thirty-three undocumented minor children, aged&nbsp;between four and fifteen, were intercepted at the&nbsp;Beitbridge Port of Entry, after border officials stopped&nbsp;a minibus taxi transporting them from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Two adult men have been arrested for&nbsp;allegedly facilitating the illegal movement of the children, with criminal cases now opened under the&nbsp;Immigration Act.&nbsp;The children have since been handed over to the&nbsp;Department of Social Development, as investigations&nbsp;continue into how and why they were travelling&nbsp;undocumented across the border. Border Management&nbsp;Authority Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato has&nbsp;praised officials for their vigilance, while urging&nbsp;parents to stop sending undocumented children&nbsp;across ports of entry. This case once again raises&nbsp;serious questions about child protection, cross-border&nbsp;exploitation and the risks faced by vulnerable minors.

EDUCATION EXPERT: PROFESSOR MARY METCALFE

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