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Matrics took on the education minister ... and won By Zelda Venter Share Pretoria - Matrics can relax: the Education Department’s plan for them to rewrite a maths and chemistry paper next week has been set aside. And they have to thank a number of applications to the High Court, but one name will go down in history: that of first applicant Lienke Spies whose name is on the judgment. Four groups had lodged applications this week - three of which included a number of matrics - and a fourth by the South African Democratic Teachers Union, and argued the case through Thursday.

Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside 10 Dec 2020 Umalusi told the Pretoria high court on Thursday that it would be unfair to those matric learners who have to rewrite two subjects that were leaked to wait until February to learn that their results will not be approved. Umalusi told the Pretoria high court on Thursday that it would be unfair to those matric learners who have to rewrite two subjects that were leaked to wait until February to learn that their results will not be approved.  The quality assurer argued that a rewrite was the only option to ensure the qu...

D-day looms for matrics, Motshekga on rewrite misery in court battle By IOL Reporter Share Cape Town – The court ruling on whether matrics will be forced to rewrite the leaked maths paper 2 and physical science paper 2 next week will be known on Friday afternoon. Considering the urgency of the matter, Judge Norman Davis, sitting at the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, said on Thursday he would try to deliver his judgment around 2pm tomorrow. He had heard four sets of applications — including that of AfriForum and the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) – that Basic Education Minister Angi...