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The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition - 12 December 2025

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says pupils at seven schools in Pretoria had access to National Senior Certificate exam papers in three subjects before they were written.

The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday.

Five Grade 11 pupils are set to depart for the Students in Antarctica (SIA) expedition programme after a heartfelt send-off and special jacket handover by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Extremely hot conditions are forecast in the Western Cape, while scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue in most parts, according to the South African Weather Service.

The ANC intends on keeping its financial report a secret – but the party, hamstrung by a R20-million monthly salary bill, admits that its financial standing is “battered”.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says pupils at seven schools in Pretoria had access to National Senior Certificate exam papers in three subjects before they were written.

The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday.

Five Grade 11 pupils are set to depart for the Students in Antarctica (SIA) expedition programme after a heartfelt send-off and special jacket handover by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Extremely hot conditions are forecast in the Western Cape, while scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue in most parts, according to the South African Weather Service.

The ANC intends on keeping its financial report a secret – but the party, hamstrung by a R20-million monthly salary bill, admits that its financial standing is “battered”.

US President Donald Trump’s administration started detailing its plans on Monday for which services it will pause if the federal government shuts down this week, with the health department slated to furlough 41% of its workforce.

Crime intelligence boss Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo is set to continue his testimony before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria.

In a court bid to stop the payout of her late father's R44.7m pension, it was revealed that former deputy president David Mabuza's 24-year-old daughter's monthly living expenses amount to almost R40,000.

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says harsher measures are needed to ensure corrupt officials can never return to government service.

US President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a US-sponsored peace proposal to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan.