The so-called “pens down” parties that occur every year end after matriculants have completed writing their final examinations are not only rubbish but pure nonsense and madness.
In a bid to offer comfort to the families of the four pupils who were shot while preparing for their final examinations, Provincial Education MEC Fundile Gade will visit Buchule and Mzomhle Senior Secondary Schools in Mdantsane on Wednesday.
Alleged cheating was averted at the Phendukani Full Service High School in Newcastle on Tuesday when an alert invigilator noticed an 'impostor' writing a matric paper on behalf of a part-time student.