Motshekga praises SA's top 33 matrics who 'soldiered through two years of covid-19'

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Education minister Angie Motshekga had breakfast with the top grade 12 pupils from public schools for 2021.
The minister will announce the grade 12 results pass rate on Thursday evening, while exam results will be released on Friday."This is a class that got the best of Covid," the minister said.
2020's pass rate was 76.2%, a 5.1% drop from 2019.

20 Jan 2022 4AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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