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Case against Matric exam rewrites postponed

The matric rewrite will be considered in court on Thursday after a postponement on Wednesday morning. The Basic Education department defended its decision to ask matriculants to rewrite the two leaked exam papers.

Several organisations, including Afriforum, are against the decision, claiming that it’s not justified but the Department is adamant the rewrites are necessary for protecting the integrity of the National Senior Certificate. One person has been arrested for links to the leaked papers.

The Department has not yet filed a defending affidavit and the matter has been moved to Thursday.

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According to the Basic Education Department spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, the reason the department has not submitted the affidavit is that they have been dealing with multiple cases.

“All of these are being dealt with by the same team.” According to Mhlanga, the department was only aware of Sadtu’s plan and not those of the other organisations. Minister Angie Motshekga is sticking to her decision, saying she can’t see any room for compromise and the rewrite must go ahead. She says the rewrite is necessary because most provinces were affected.

The minister says the rewrite is necessary because most provinces were affected.

Quality assurer Umalusi is backing the department. It has agreed that the credibility and integrity of the results are at stake if there is no rewrite.

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Source: eNCA