Department of basic education edges closer releasing matric results
(WorldNews Africa)

Four provinces have concluded the marking of matric scripts; the rest are expected to finish by Friday. At a media briefing this morning, basic education director general Mathanzima Mweli and director of national examinations Priscilla Ogunbanjo outlined the process to be followed when marking is concluded. Ordinarily, by early January the matric class would receive their results, and the department would have been occupied with the new academic year. However, because schooling was suspended for months last year, with grade 12 learners missing three months of schooling after a level-five lockdown was instituted, the matric examination started later. The last paper of the matric exam was...