Education unions support blackout of matric results

Protecting privacy will avoid ‘emotional harm’ to pupils

Education unions in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the order to stop publishing matric results on public platforms, as prescribed by the basic education department, in response to the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia), which came into effect on July 1 2021. ..

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