- Sheba, the Walkerville tiger, euthanized after killing another animal.
- IEB matric pass rate: 98.42%.
- Super Kings hold onto the first podium finish.
Sheba the tiger found and euthanised after killing another animal – News24
An 8-year-old female tiger that escaped her enclosure on a smallholding in Johannesburg over the weekend was located and euthanized, bringing an end to the search for her, News24 reports. Representative of the community policing forum Gresham Mandy stated that reports of activity on the Arboretum Farm at Walkers Fruit Farms were received around 1:55 a.m. on Wednesday.
“She had entered a farm area with six dwellings and with families living there. Sheba attacked and killed one of the domestic animals, and a call was made for urgent assistance. Members responded to the scene, and began to track the tiger,” said Mandy. Read more here
Matric results: ‘Outstanding’ performance as IEB matrics clinch 98.42% pass rate – News24
Despite having missed out during their Grade 10 and Grade 11 years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric class of 2022 achieved an amazing 98.42% pass rate, News24 reports. “According to IEB CEO Anne Oberholzer, the pass rate is slightly higher than last year’s 98.39%.”
Oberholzer stated that 89.32% of the class of 2022 earned a bachelor’s degree, compared to 89.2% in 2021; 7.52 % qualified to study towards a diploma, compared to 7.82% in 2021; and 1.57% earned a pass allowing them to study towards a higher certificate qualification, compared to 1.37% in 2021. Read more here
Super Kings claim thrilling last-ball win against Capitals in SA20 – TimesLIVE
The Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals produced the first last-ball thriller of the Betway SA20 on Tuesday at the Wanderers, amidst the shrill din created by thousands of whistles in between various fireworks for wickets or boundaries and sets of thumping hard music, TimesLIVE reports. The article further states that Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd of the West Indies gave the Super Kings a much-needed eight-run victory in the midst of an overly enthusiastic stadium announcer’s cries. Read more here
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