A day after a Gqeberha man told his only son that it was a privilege to grow old, the 18-year-old matric pupil received a call that his beloved father, a former policeman, had been shot in the head.
As thousands of matrics in Nelson Mandela Bay knuckle down to tackle their mid-year exams, some will have a slight advantage over their peers as they were taught by the best teachers in the province during their preparations.