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Everything you need to know about the 2025 matric results

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Back to school, back to reality…
With schools about to reopen, senior education journalist Prega Govender takes stock of the 2025 matric results. Think of it like a scale: on one end, a greater average pass rate, while on the other, fewer pupils are taking critical subjects like standard maths. And the concern is: when does this scale tip completely? Later, in our trending topic, car sales jump in 2025, and expect more Chinese brands to speed in soon. We remember the Orkney football derby disaster of 1991, with On This Day in SA History, heard later in the show. Finally, can you crack Rauby’s Pointless Braai Quiz? Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus.
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  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:58 Crossing with Govender on 2025 matric results
  • 15:50 KZN comes out tops
  • 29:35 Trending topic: Naamsa reports 2025 car sales jumped
  • 30:54 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
13 Jan English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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