IN SHORT: In South Africa, students write national school-leaving exams in grade 12, the final year of high school. However, according to some social media posts, the basic education department ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65.

There are no plans to add Grade 13 to the South African schooling system. Official announcements by the Department of Basic Education are published on the DBE's official communication platforms ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic ...

Of the 11 ‘core’ subjects offered (see below) in SA’s school’s, maths is ranked fifth and physical science eighth.. In 2024, ...

Grade 9 learners in South Africa were placed 38th out of 39 countries in maths and came in last for science, while the country ranked 62nd out of 64 nations for grade 5 maths performance ...

Global price increase. When Netflix first launched in South Africa, a Basic plan cost $7.99 (R126 at the time), Standard was $9.99 (R158 at the time), and Premium was $11.99 (about R190 at the time).

CAPE TOWN, February 04, 2025 — Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early age can drive inclusive growth in South Africa, according to a World Bank ...

South Africa's Grade 5 pupils have been ranked last out of 59 countries in maths and science in an international standardised test conducted last year. However, the country's Grade 9 performance in ...

South Africa Basic Precious and Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Report 2024, Featuring Profiles of Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, Palabora Copper, Copper 360, Hulamin Wispeco, Insimbi and ...

A shocking claim about South Africa's education has been circulating online. According to netizens schools will now purportedly go up to Grade 13. Numerous videos purporting to have insider ...