Bicycles become a lifeline for jobless youth in North West

In a North West village, unemployed youth are using bicycles as cheap transport to survive, but say crime and taxi threats put them at risk.
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The class of 2025 has broken records with an 88% matric pass rate and KwaZulu-Natal coming out on top.
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Football legend Lucas Radebe could be blocked from running for Safa president again because strict rules may stop him from standing.
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Long distance taxis beat buses for broke travellers

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Khayelitsha no-fee school demands R2,000 for extra classes

Parents say their children will be blocked from attending if they do not pay.

‘We are in debt just to keep the lights on’

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Gogo uses pension to feed six hungry mouths

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Passing matric is still not enough for many rural children

As the matric results announcement draws closer, many rural children living under traditional leadership face a hard reality, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzanzi. 

Nearly 23,000 children are still without schools for 2026

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