The DBE is facing a legal challenge over its decision not to publish the latest matric results on public platforms.
Last week, the department wrote a letter to several media houses to inform them that the decision not to publish the matric results was in line with the POPI Act which came into effect in July last year.
Three organizations, including Afriforum, have approached the courts to reverse the decision which will undoubtedly hit media houses in the pocket.
Each year, hundreds of pages containing the results are printed in different newspapers and published online. The format of the results was changed in recent years to exclude the names of matriculants – only their exam numbers were listed.
In the letter to the media houses, the department explained that pupils would have to obtain their statement of results from their schools to protect their personal information.
However, law experts have already disputed the department’s interpretation of the POPI Act, explaining that while we have the right to privacy in terms of the Constitution, this does not prohibit the publication of personal information
Sources: iAfrica, MSN
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