EDITORIAL | Department has failed in its handling of access to matric results
Decision to not publish matric results in newspapers was not thought through properly and the alternatives are inadequate
17 January 2022 - 18:59
In four days’ time, more than 730,000 matriculants are set to receive their final exam results. But thanks to the department of basic education, there is little clarity on where matrics will be able to access their marks if they are not near their schools on Friday. ..
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