The Numbers Behind SA’s Maths Pass Rate
Fact: #3888
In 2025, only about 64% of South African matric learners passed Mathematics, down from 69% in 2024. This makes Mathematics… Read More
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Math That Saves Lives
Fact: #3887
South African-born physicist Allan MacLeod Cormack, who studied physics at the University of Cape Town, won the Nobel Prize in… Read More
Not-So-Golden Years
Fact: #3886
The ENS segment Comfortable Retirees’ overdue balances have climbed more than R7bn since Q4 2022 to R22.3bn, outpacing the broader… Read More
A Rate of Relief
Fact: #3885
Economic conditions improved modestly in Q4 2025, with unemployment declining to 31.4% and the repo rate cut by 25 basis… Read More
Ring Up the Growth
Fact: #3884
South Africa’s retail sales index increased by 0.77% QoQ and 2.18% YoY in Q4 2025, pointing to firmer consumer spending… Read More
Driving the Debt
Fact: #3883
Vehicle asset finance was the biggest driver of overdue balance growth in Q4 2025, with overdue VAF balances rising by… Read More