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The matric results magic show: what a load of nonsense

10 January 2019 - 08:00 By jonathan jansen
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Watching the annual release of the matric results by the minister of basic education is like watching a magic show as a teenager.

You know it is all sleight of hand but the entertainment is seductive and half the people watching the show actually believe the nonsense.

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