Floods ravage Limpopo, Mpumalanga, It s George vs Steenhuisen, 2025 Matrics soar

Floods ravage Limpopo, Mpumalanga, It s George vs Steenhuisen, 2025 Matrics soar bombeleni_temp Fri, 01/16/2026 - 17:00 2025 Matric ResultsThe 2025 National Senior Certificate pass rate is 88 percent - an increase of 0.7 percent from the previous year.READ: Matric class of 2025 achieves 88% pass rateBasic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced the results on Monday. KwaZulu Natal dethroned Free State for the top honours of being the top performing province.Meanwhile the Independent Examination Board reported a decline in their 2025 matric pass rate. The IEB reported their pass rate of 89.1 percent, which is a slight drop from their 2024 89.3 percent.READ: Limpopo premier promises action after school records zero matric passesA school in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo called Naledi Ya Meso reported a 0 percent pass rate. Premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba says the province takes accountability and action will be taken to revive the school. Limpopo and Mpumalanga ravaged by floods.A total of 36 homes in Mbaula, outside of Giyani in Limpopo have been destroyed after heavy rains wrecked havoc in the Mopani and Vhembe districts of the province.READ: Ramaphosa to visit flood-stricken GiyaniThe South African Weather Service has issued a level 10 weather warning Thursday, as heavy rains continue in the region.By Wednesday, a total of 19 people had died since the start of the rains in Mpumalanga and Limpopo since the beginning of the summer season.A 5-year-old boy died in Mbaula after he was swept away by floods. The boy and his mother were stuck in a tree. The mother was rescued by an SANDF helicopter.The opening of schools in some parts of the Vhembe and Mopani Districts has since been closed, with a preliminary opening date being Monday, 19 January 2026.READ: 19 dead in Mpumalanga, Limpopo storms since DecemberPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has since visited Tshakuma in the Vhembe district and Mbaula in the Mopani District to see the devastation on the ground. Knysna is running out of waterThe Gauteng Route is facing yet another challenge. Days after the Mossel Bay fires, Knysna is running out water.READ: Knysna to run out of drinking water in 10 daysKnysna s Akkerkloof Dam has reached critical level , leaving the area with only a few days water supply left.Mayor Thando Matika says, while the situation could have been avoided, high seasonal demand and panic storing are not helping the situation. IDT CEO resignsSuspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka has resigned.The IDT says Malaka s resignation is effective from 31 January 2026 without exit compensation.READ: IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka resigns
Malaka was caught offering a R60,000 bribe to a Daily Maverick journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh in August 2025.Malaka has denied knowledge of the bribe saying IDT communications specialist Phasha Makgolane was the person who had an existing relationship with Myburgh.READ: EXCLUSIVE | Suspended IDT CEO denies knowledge of bribeThe Daily Maverick had been investigating an IDT contract and its links to one of Malaka’s upmarket properties.She was suspended after a forensic investigation into an oxygen plant tender worth over R800-million.READ: Tender probe exposes mismanagement at IDTA PwC report revealed serious mismanagement and corruption at the entity.The Malaka Family Trust has previously denied the allegations, calling it a manufactured scandal .

Sifiso Nsibande will continue to act as IDT CEO. Dion George ends the relationship with DA.Former Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has resigned as a member of the Democratic Alliance.The announcement comes after he was axed by party leader John Steenhuisen.George hit back, accusing Steenhuisen of abusing the party s credit card.READ: Dion George: Steenhuisen has been captured by the ANCOn Monday, Steenhuisen was cleared of any wrongdoing after a probe found that the expenditure on the credit card was fully reconciled.The DA s federal committee ordered an inquiry to determine whether their public spat brought the party into disrepute.George was removed as minister in November, at the party s request, and replaced by party spokesperson Willie Aucamp.He has accused Steenhuisen of being captured by the ANC.READ: How rift between John Steenhuisen and Dion George escalated into resignationHe says it is this very same capture that has seen the DA being muzzled and losing its ability to lead South Africa s interests.

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