Online only, despite mess

14 April 2016 - 02:47

By Katharine Child

The Gauteng education department has barred schools from accepting paper applications, despite three days of problems with its online school admissions portal.Despite assurances from the department that the system would be operational, parents remained sceptical that the system to apply for Grade 1 and Grade 8 places would work on Tuesday.

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