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Covid-19 no excuse for cheating, matrics warned

Cape Town – While the matric class of 2022 has been described as the most hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with concerns over their performance in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, candidates have been warned cheating is not an option.

The NSC exams, which officially began last Monday, have so far been marred by service delivery protests that affected more than 1 000 matric pupils across the country, load shedding and irregularities.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said it was investigating a maths paper 2 question worth seven marks that candidates complained was impossible to answer.

In the Western Cape, Education MEC David Maynier on Thursday said the provincial…

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