This is one of the most emotionally charged weeks in the academic calendar. Matric results are being released on Tuesday, schools are reopening for the 2026 academic year, and families are preparing for major transitions — new grades, new schools, new routines

Quality assurance body Umalusi has approved the release of the 2025 matric results across all assessment bodies, while confirming that the results of pupils implicated in a major examination paper leak will be withheld.

Energy producer IMPOWER Solar is calling on South Africans to make their voices heard as the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) considers a proposed R76 billion tariff hike for Eskom