It’s officially time for the Matric Class of 2025 to learn their fate as the matric results are set to be released in January 2026. The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Siviwe Gwarube, will announce ...

South Africa’s legal fraternity is divided on whether publishing the marks of matric pupils in newspapers violates POPIA.

In December 2025, the Information Regulator was dealt a blow when the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that publishing ...

The battle over whether the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results could be published in newspapers using pupils’ ...

The court in December ruled that matric results may be published on public platforms using candidates’ examination numbers.

The results of the 2025 National Senior Certificate exams will be announced by the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe ...

Recently, the Gauteng High Court handed down a ruling stating that the publication of matric results using only examination ...

The Basic Education Department has advised matriculants to prioritise their mental health ahead of the release of the 2025 ...

The Department of Basic Education has reminded matriculants that they can apply for a re-mark if they are unhappy with their ...

This is the critical distinction. In the SRB case, re-identification was legally and practically remote. In the matric ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Information Regulator is petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal over the publication of matric results.