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Brand South Africa congratulates the Matric Class of 2015
Brand South Africa congratulates the Matric Class of 2015 and acknowledges the role each learner has played in moving the country forward. With the new year rolling in, South Africa's newest high school graduates can look forward to a year filled with possisbilities and new ways to be inspired.
Embrace opportunity, Nzimande tells Class of 2014
There are more than 200 000 spaces available for first years at South Africa's 26
universities - including the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, which will be
accepting its first students this year, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande told a
media briefing on Monday.
Umalusi: matric exams were fair, credible
This year's matric exams have been approved by the Council for Quality Assurance in
General and Further Education and Training, even though there was evidence of
cheating and group copying in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Maths and
science marks were also lower than in previous years.
Transnet offers bursaries to engineering students
State-owned companies and major business have a responsibility to step forward, invest and create jobs, says Transnet. The parastatal is doing its bit to invest in education, and offers bursaries and internships to hundreds of students.
400 000 opportunities for Class of 2013
A "catalogue of opportunities" and more than R8.3-million in financial assistance is
available to school leavers wishing to further their education, Higher Education and
Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Thursday after congratulating the 2013
matriculants for the highest school pass rate since 1994.