As well as celebrating the success of the top Matric students in the country, the Basic Education Department also compiles data on Matric exam performance of all schools in the country. The information is shared with the public in an annual report.

There has been a lot of confusion around the release of this year's Matric results, with a possible leak of information being investigated. Candidates can be comfortable that their actual results will be available on the News24 website as soon as they are released.

The legal battle between the Basic Education Department and the Information Regulator has been decided, less than  a week before Matric students hope to find their final exam results in newspapers.

The fight over the publication of Matric results for the class of 2024 is going on - and getting more expensive. The Information Regulator is going to court to continue their fight to stop Matric results being published in newspapers.

Concerns about privacy saw the Information Regulator calling on the Basic Education Department to stop their practice of publishing Matric results in newspapers. But Minister Siviwe Gwarube says she's confident that publishing the results in newspapers does not infringe on anyone's privacy.

After many years without a local presence, the world's most famous ecommerce company Amazon has officially opened their South African operation.  And to celebrate their first Black Friday in the country they have a wide range of special offers - that are already available for bargain hunters.

Do you have to wake up early on the 29th November to get your Black Friday specials, or do the deals last longer than one day? We look into how different retailers handle Black Friday discounts and deals.

It started out as an American holiday, built around a long weekend in the United States. But now Black Friday has spread to many countries in the world - and South Africans are always on the lookout for a bargain - so we've embraced this new money-saving tradition.

It is one of the country's biggest mass mobilisations and it starts tomorrow as 882,336 candidates will start to write the 162 different exam papers that have been set for this year's National Senior Certificate results. The Basic Education Minister has a plea for communities across the country on behalf of these matrics.

SASSA's functioning to distribute social grants to needy South Africans depends on a team of dedicated professionals. Thus, vacancies within the organization are crucial for its successful operation and are often sought after by job seekers across the country.