Siyanda Ndlovu The system s malfunction has resulted in a delay in the publishing of scheduled national and provincial gazettes. Government eGazette publishing system is experiencing technical problems. Picture: Flickr
The Government Printing Works (GPW) announced on Friday it was rushing against time in efforts to fix the technical errors in its publishing system.
This spells trouble for lawyers, auctioneers, liquidators and business people who rely on the system.
This is because the gazettes make official any law or process which needs to be advertised in it to the public. This includes acts and regulations, liquor licence applications, company registrations and deregistrations and legal notices such as insolvencies, liquidation and deceased estate notices.
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One of the exams had leaked from one of the government s printers.
A probe by a task team found given the fact the spread of the leakages were via WhatsApp, their full extent could not be uncovered.
The investigating team found there was no widespread leak and candidates scripts and the integrity of the combined exams were not compromised.
A report conducted by the Department of Basic Education s National Investigations Task Team has concluded there was no widespread leaking of the National Senior Certificate Mathematics Paper 2 and Physical Sciences Paper 2 last year.
The investigation, which was instituted by the National Examinations Irregularities Committee after reports of leaks during the examination period last year, focused on, among others, investigative marking, verification and statistical analysis of marks.
An investigation by the National Investigations Task Team has found that although matric exam papers for mathematics and physics were leaked, the overall 2020 examinations were not compromised.
Government Printing Works lashed for being source of matric exam leak
By Samkelo Mtshali
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Cape Town – The DA has slammed the Government Printing Works (GPW) for being the source of the leaked National Senior Certification examinations Physical Sciences Paper 2 last month.
This after Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that the Physical Sciences Paper 2 leak originated from GPW.
DA MP Angel Khanyile her party was not surprised by Motshekga’s confirmation.
“The GPW provides important services to the South African government, including the printing of smart ID cards, passports and visas. And in this case, the printing of certain National Senior Certificate examination papers,” Khanyile said.