Being heavily pregnant didn’t stop this matric pass with two distinctions

One of the subjects Vanessa Maphaha passed with a distinction was written in hospital after she gave birth

23 January 2022 - 17:20

Vanessa Maphaha was heavily pregnant when she wrote matric last year and would at times fall asleep while studying, but thanks to her encouraging mother she passed with two distinctions...

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