The 2015 class of matriculants writing the department of basic education’s national senior certificate exams performed worse than last year’s class, monitoring body Umalusi said on Wednesday

The Independent Examination Board (IEB) reported a 98,3% pass rate for the pupils who wrote its matric exams this year. This is a minuscule drop from the 98,4% of 2014. Of the

Hollywood has broken two very different records this holiday season. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first movie to reach US$1bn in gross sales in just 12 days. This beats the previous record set by Jurassic World, which had the added benefit

On 21 December, SpaceX made history by successfully launching a rocket and returning it to a safe landing on Earth. It’s also the day that SpaceX founder Elon Musk was nominated for a Luddite Award. The nomination came as part of a campaign by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

The fantasy drama Game of Thrones once again topped the list of the most pirated and illegally downloaded television shows of the year for the fourth year in a row. Interestingly, eight out of the top 10 list of most pirated TV shows are shown in South Africa by M-Net, across its range of channels on DStv

South African online classified websites were this week overflowing with post-Christmas offers to sell various goods. It was however unclear if they were unwanted gifts or attempts to make up for festive season overspending. A white lion skin, 18-year-old Oude Meester Souverein brandy in a gift set box, a trained Yorkie

“The end of television” is a headline that’s been liberally thrown around for the past 15 years. Indeed, the past year saw audiences becoming more and more amenable to adopting new ways to watch TV shows, with live audiences for broadcast and cable programmes declining sharply

A department of transport gazette published in December could be a veiled attempt by government to fine motorists who are boycotting the e-toll system. That is the concern raised by Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance chairman Wayne Duvenage

South Africa’s nuclear procurement programme is far from a done deal and could collapse at any point, according to energy expert Chris Yelland. While cabinet approved the next stage of the new build plan for 9,6GW of nuclear power on 9 December

A Government Gazette notice published by the department of energy on 21 December has confirmed cabinet’s decision to move ahead with the 9,6GW nuclear procurement programme. This means the department