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Matrics of 2023 make history!

The Matric Class of 2023 have achieved a pass rate of 82.9% - the highest pass rate in the history of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

More than 890 000 full-time and part-time candidates sat for the matric exams administered by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) at the end of 2023.

Sthando Cele makes a name for herself as a plumber

A young woman from Mtwalume in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is thriving in the plumbing industry as an entrepreneur after successfully completing an apprenticeship programme availed by uMzumbe Local Municipality in 2015.

The municipality offered  apprentices training for six months, and they had to find companies that will equip them with practical experience in order for them to obtain trade certificates after successfully completing the programme.

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