- Matric pass rate increases, but dropout and failure remain a concern.
- Kaizer Chiefs sign two foreign players to boost squad.
- Ntsiki Mazwai apologises for controversial tweet.
Matric pass rate of 80.1% – but 400 000 pupils lost in school system – News24 (for subscribers)
According to data presented by the director-general of the Department of Basic Education, Hubert Mathanzima Mweli, approximately 420 000 children who began Grade 1 in 2011 did not take the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in 2022.
According to News24, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the matric class of 2022 achieved an overall pass rate of 80.1%, an increase of 3.7 percentage points over the previous year.
Professor Nuraan Davids, head of the department of education policy studies at Stellenbosch University, expressed concern regarding the lack of focus on the number of students who drop out of school.
“We have to ask how many pupils get lost along the way. It can be as much as 50% at some schools. This is often under-reported and there’s no net to catch those learners,” said Davids. Read more here
Kaizer Chiefs complete signing of two new players – TimesLIVE
Kaizer Chiefs have signed two new foreign players in an effort to bolster their struggling squad, TimesLIVE reports. Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants have acquired the services of Christian Saile Basomboli, a 22-year-old left-footed striker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Thatayaone Ditlhokwe from Botswana. Read more here
Ntsiki Mazwai at war with trans community over her unpopular views – TimesLIVE
Ntsiki Mazwai has recanted her statement that trans rights pose a threat to women’s rights, TimesLIVE reports. The poet and activist recently deleted and apologised for her tweet after trans and gender-diverse organisations criticised and demanded that she remove it.
Despite offering an apology, Mazwai stated that she viewed trans women as “men who have transitioned”. She stated that trans women were “erasing women” in reference to the transition of Caitlyn Jenner. Read more here
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