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Jan 13, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
IEB matriculants make it look easy Eastern Cape cohort record highest pass rate in last five years By Tremaine van Aardt - 14 January 2025 Hundreds of matriculants from independent schools across the Eastern Cape upped the ante by achieving a 98.47% pass rate in 2024 — the highest in the last five years.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt |Riaan Marais |Brandon Nel |Asanda Nini
Eastern Cape’s pass rate on the rise Class of 2024 attains 84.98%, improving for fourth year in a row Premium By Tremaine van Aardt, Riaan Marais, Brandon Nel and Asanda Nini - 14 January 2025 The Eastern Cape’s Class of 2024 has set a new benchmark, improving the province’s overall pass rate by an impressive 3.6 percentage points. The Eastern Cape has now managed to improve its pass rate for the fourth consecutive year...
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Motor company brings bucket loads of cheer to the needy By Tremaine van Aardt - 11 December 2024 Hundreds of impoverished families recently received some early Christmas joy, by the bucket load in fact, as an annual fundraiser ensured they too got to enjoy the spoils of the festive season. Isuzu Motors SA, in partnership with the Rise Against Hunger NPO and Love Story NPC, continued its tradition of making a meaningful contribution in the communities it serves...
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Premium Nelson Mandela Bay’s rugby hungry community had a feast at the stadium on Saturday with a top-tier performance, electric atmosphere and a pitch invader or two who inevitably got tackled like the Investec Champions Cup depended on it. The showdown between the DHL Stormers and RC Toulon at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium lived up to the hype with the game attracting 28,000 spectators, most of whom were Stormers fans forced to swallow an unfortunate 24-14 defeat to the French giants...
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
TIME TO TORQUE | New Polo Vivo set to continue legacy as Mzansi mainstay Volkswagen gets the formula right again Premium By Tremaine van Aardt - 29 November 2024 December is that you? There are a few things South Africans favour more than the festive season, aside from maybe a Polo Vivo if sales are anything to go by, with more than 425,000 units sold since its SA introduction in March 2010...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Premium Since its iconic reveal at the New York World’s Fair in April 1964, the Ford Mustang has raced to a reputation of personifying performance — and after six generations of speed, the new rendition has arrived in Mzansi. The seventh-generation pony is something to behold — whether it is bellowing down the byways or cruising the streets, the renowned muscle car is emphatic in its purpose of providing power, engine capacity and charisma. ..
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Ford Transit Custom handles the business Premium By Tremaine van Aardt - 22 November 2024 An electronic handbrake, LED headlights, keyless entry and start, 180-degree split view rear camera and sizeable touchscreen infotainment system ... all packed into a panel van? Well, yes, and delivery drivers in the new Ford Transit Custom aren’t questioning the comfort either...
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Endangered Egyptian Vultures make new home at Shamwari By Tremaine van Aardt - 20 November 2024 Two endangered African Egyptian Vultures have made the final leg of their 16,600km journey from San Diego to their permanent Eastern Cape home, the Shamwari Game Reserve. Their arrival marks the end of a long and complicated relocation process and the start of a planned breeding programme to reintroduce the birds to their native habitat...
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
Summer’s here and so are Nelson Mandela Bay’s snakes By Tremaine van Aardt - 20 November 2024 Summer is almost in full swing and with the sun out so are some of Africa’s deadliest serpents. Snake season in Nelson Mandela Bay, which started in October and continues until April, has already seen dozens of highly venomous ones slithering into neighbourhoods, placing residents at risk of potentially fatal bites...
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Tremaine van Aardt
George taxi commuters and motorists can expect a disruptive morning on Wednesday as Uncedo Taxi Association members plan to protest in the streets of the usually peaceful town. The march will proceed through George from the four-ways stop in Thembalethu to the municipal offices in York Street before proceeding to the provincial traffic department in George Industria to hand over respective memorandums of demand.
