Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Seven-hundred alleged matric cheats investigated

By Mandisi Tyulu
13 January

It been reported that Education Minister Naledi Pandor says 700 of last year’s matric candidates are still being investigated for exam irregularities.

Pandor say all other outstanding matric results have been released to schools.

Some 33-and-a-half-thousand candidates had not written the exams, despite registering for them.

Another 700 candidates’ papers are being scrutinized. Learners found to have cheated will not be allowed to rewrite their exams for the next two years.

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