KwaZulu-Natal’s political parties have set aside their differences and celebrated the positive matric results.
The IFP, which leads the provincial government, was the first to congratulate its premier Thami Ntuli for improved results as the province moved from 86% previously to 89%.
In a statement issued by the party on Monday night, the party first described the results as a pivotal moment in the history of the country, recording the highest matric pass rate since the dawn of our democracy, stating that moreover, the country also recorded the highest Bachelor’s pass rate, ever.
“The IFP would also like to congratulate the province of KwaZulu-Natal, under the leadership of the IFP’s Premier, Thami Ntuli, for achieving the highest number of Bachelor passes, and for achieving the highest number of distinctions in the country. We would also like to congratulate the uMkhanyakude district for being the best-performing district in KwaZulu-Natal,” read the statement.
Joining the fray, the ANC in the province also congratulated the Class of 2024 for the excellent matric results. The party said it was particularly saluting its deputy secretary Sipho Hlomuka, who is Education MEC, for doubling his efforts to ensure that the historic mission of the ANC is fulfilled.
“We pay tribute to the teachers, organised labour, school governing bodies, and all categories of staff across the districts and at head office,” said the party.
The province produced the largest number of Bachelor passes in the country, bagging 84.
It also excelled with all districts scoring more than 80% passes. Remarkably, it was rural districts that performed well with Umkhanyakude district becoming the top district not only in the province but also in the country with 91.7%.
The district is deeply rural and poor in the north-east of the province and borders Mozambique and Eswatini.