Matric 2026 | KZN inmates hopeful for future as exams begin

Twenty-eight inmates at Westville Correctional Services in Durban are among 268 prisoners across the country sitting for their 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations.

KwaZulu-Natal has a total of fifty inmates writing this year.

This morning, National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale visited uSethubeni Youth School at the Durban correctional facility to monitor the start of the examinations.

The facility has maintained a remarkable record of achieving a 100% pass rate for ten consecutive years.

Thobakgale has encouraged inmate learners to look beyond their current circumstances and use education as a stepping stone towards a better future.

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