Withdrawals, but marking proceeds
The Western Cape has the second highest number of matric exam markers who have withdrawn, after Gauteng, the Department of Basic Education confirmed.
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The Western Cape has the second highest number of matric exam markers who have withdrawn, after Gauteng, the Department of Basic Education confirmed.
Of those who tested positive, 238 markers contracted the coronavirus after reporting for duty. “There has been anxiety and fear among markers and their families to the extent that some marking personnel opted to withdraw from the process. While some withdrew due to the fear, others withdrew because they themselves had tested positive for Covid-19 or somebody in the family had tested positive. “In most cases in the Eastern Cape, most if not all the markers who tested positive reported they had recently attended weddings, funerals or family events with a considerable amount of peo...