{
  "id": 865875,
  "title": "Here’s when Gauteng Matric prelims start",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/heres-when-gauteng-matric-prelims-start",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/matric/heres-when-gauteng-matric-prelims-start/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gauteng matric prelims are set to commence on Tuesday, 25 August, with English First Additional Language and Afrikaans FAL papers scheduled for two and a half hours each. The timetable extends through September, encompassing a wide array of subjects, including Life Sciences, Business Studies, Accounting, and more. The final examination, Life Sciences Paper 2, is set to conclude the period on Friday, 18 September. It is important to note that these prelims are provincially set and administered, not national examinations, according to the Department of Basic Education.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}