Matric exams
Sadtu pleased with measures taken by KZN govt to prevent spread of COVID-19
One of the deceased was based at the Inanda Seminary Marking Centre in eThekwini while another was at a marking centre in Estcourt, in KZN’s uThukela District.
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120 of latest 171 matric markers infected with COVID-19 are from Eastern Cape
More than 1,600 markers nationwide pulled out of the marking process which began a week ago.
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Naptosa: COVID-19 may lead to interruptions in matric exam marking
The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) is worried the process might have to be interrupted.
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COVID-19: Over 800 Gauteng teachers replaced in matric exams marking
The matric script marking process started this week with more than 45,000 educators appointed to assess millions of written papers nationwide.
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Motshekga releases new directives for marking of matric exams
Marking will take place at over 180 centres across the country - and more than 45,000 markers have been appointed.
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Manuel wins defamation appeal against EFF, but won't get R500k damages yet
The Supreme Court of Appeal referred the R500 000 defamation award back to the High Court for reconsideration.
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DBE still concerned about credibility of matric exams due to leaked papers
Organisations including AfriForum and the South African Democratic Teachers Union took the department to court to challenge the decision to stage a national re-write of the two papers.
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Umalusi 'disappointed' by court ruling on matric exam rewrites
In a statement on Friday, Umalusi said that it respected the judgment and would continue to support and work together with the relevant structures in the ongoing investigations into the paper leaks.
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Cosas welcomes High Court ruling on rewrite of 2 matric exams
Judge Norman Davis on Friday declared the Basic Education Department’s decision unlawful and irregular.
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Court finds DBE decision to rewrite 2 matric exams irregular, unlawful
The High Court in Pretoria has found that the decision by the Basic Education Department to rewrite two leaked papers was unlawful and irregular and that it should be set aside.
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Motshekga’s decision for matric exams rewrite was irrational, AfriForum argues
Judgment in the matter was reserved until Friday.
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Motshekga failed to consult before making decision on matric rewrite, court told
AfriForum argued in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday that the minister made the decision for a national rewrite without adequate consultation with the DBE director-general (DG) and other education bodies.
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AfriForum’s matric rewrite court challenge to be heard on Thursday
The organisation is challenging the Department of Basic Education's decision of a national rewrite of two exam papers that were leaked.
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AfriForum: DBE cannot use blanket approach to deal with matric exam leaks
The lobby group is heading to court in an urgent bid to reverse the Department of Basic Education's decision to undertake a national rewrite of two exam papers.
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Decision to rewrite leaked exams not meant to punish matric pupils - Umalusi
Last week, the Department of Basic Education announced all matrics would need to sit again to rewrite the leaked maths paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2.
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Teachers' union says innocent matrics shouldn't be punished for exam leak
The department announced earlier this week that all matrics will have to rewrite the Mathematics and Physical Science Paper Two exams. Both the papers leaked on the eve of the exam last month.
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Cosas calls on matrics not to rewrite maths and science exams following leaks
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that all matric pupils will rewrite the Mathematics Paper Two and Physical Science Paper Two exams after the integrity and credibility of the two papers were compromised.
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In a first for SA, matrics to rewrite two leaked exam papers
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that the class of 2020 will have to re-write exams for maths paper 2 and physical science paper 2. This comes after the exam question papers were leaked shortly before the matriculants sat down to write them.
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Decision to rewrite leaked matric exams was not easy - Motshekga
The minister on Friday briefed the media and confirmed the maths paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2 exams would have to be rewritten.
