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Wits University Professor, Ruksana Osman says in her view the pass mark should go straight from 30% to 50%. She says leaving it at 30% or even 40% will signal that South Africans are quite comfortable with mediocrity, However, Osman emphasises that moving it in the direction of 50% is a step in the right direction.

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Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education, Elijah Mhlanga says ‘Quality Education’ starts in the classroom. He says classroom management and curriculum implementation are just some of the programmes that the department is trying to reintroduce to a new generation of teachers and facilitators.

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Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

A doctor from Sierra Leone has become the second patient in the United States to die from Ebola. SABC Correspondent Sherwin Bryce-Pease tells more.

Several major routes have been closed in the Johannesburg area because of today's cycling event.

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African Peoples Convention (APC) leader Themba Godi says the ruling African National Congress has to develop a thick skin, be able to take punches and not be over sensitive.