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Several applicants, including AfriForum and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), challenged the decision of the Department of Basic Education to do a rewrite.
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JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of eager matrices across the country will find out on Friday if they will have to rewrite two leaked exams.
Several applicants, including AfriForum and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), are challenging the Department of Basic Education’s decision to have a new wording.
His urgent request was heard in Pretoria Superior Court on Thursday, where the matter was referred for judgment on Friday.
Sadtu and AfriForum argued that Minister Angie Motshekga’s decision to carry out a national rewrite was irrational and should be reviewed and discarded.
AfriForum defender Quintus Pelser said: “It should be read, subject to regulation 45, that rights in terms of regulation 45 are not compromised by this.”
Basic Education Department advocate Chris Erasmus said the department made the decision to protect the integrity of the exams, as investigations could take months to complete.
“With the very limited time they had and the fact that it seems that the documents were leaked and distributed on the social media platform, on WhatsApp, it is a headless monster because you don’t know how far it goes.”
Sadtu and AfriForum said they believed Motshekga acted prematurely and did not explore alternatives.
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