The 63 matrics in the class of 2023 at East London's Merrifield College achieved a 100% pass rate and a 99% bachelor's degree pass rate in the IEB exams.An A aggregate was achieved by 25% of the pupils, with 68% achieving an average aggregate over 70%. There were 152 distinctions, an average of 2.4 distinctions per pupil.
It was the second round of rapid gameplay between Siphamandla Mkoko, 25, and Zimi Totose, 17, at the Buffalo City Chess Championships on Sunday. The 14 top-ranking entrants were invited to play over the two-weekend event, culminating in the tiebreak playoff between Mkoko and Totose.