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In a statement on Friday, Umalusi said it respected the ruling and would continue to support and work together with the relevant structures in the ongoing investigations into the leaks of the paper.
FIELD: Umalusi offices in Pretoria. Image: Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG – Quality assurance body Umalusi said on Friday it was disappointed by the High Court’s ruling in Pretoria to overturn the decision of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to undertake a national rewrite of two leaked exams.
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In a statement, Umalusi said that he respected the ruling and that he would continue to support and work with the relevant structures in the ongoing investigations into the leaks of the paper.
“In the meantime, Umalusi will continue to support and work in collaboration with the relevant structures in the ongoing investigations into the leak of the two documents,” the statement read.
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The body said that at this stage it could not anticipate the outcome of its own processes regarding passing the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.
Meanwhile, AfriForum in a statement urged the DBE to focus on arresting those behind the tuition exam leaks to ensure the integrity of the NSC exams is maintained.
“AfriForum welcomes the court ruling and regards it not only as a victory for the nearly 400,000 parent companies who would be disadvantaged by Minister Motshekga’s decision, but also as a victory against the department’s unfair, arbitrary and unilateral decision. in this regard, “said AfriForum adviser on educational rights, Natasha Venter.
“We now urge the department to focus on arresting the culprits to ensure that the integrity of the examination is above suspicion,” he added.
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