US EditionUPDATE | High Court Dismisses ‘Fanciful’ Bid to Block Matric Results Publication
The court dismissed privacy concerns under the Protection of Personal Information Act, allowing publication of results by exam numbers as no learner is identifiable, the Department of Basic Education said.
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UPDATE | High Court dismisses ‘fanciful’ bid to block matric results publication
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has delivered a crushing blow to the Information Regulator’s bid to block the publication of matric results, dismissing its application, finding the arguments were frivolous and lacked empirical evidence.
Matric Results Can Still Be Published In Newspapers, High Court Rules
Pretoria – The Pretoria High Court has set aside the Information Regulator’s notice stopping the Department of Basic Education from publishing Matric results in the newspapers. The court on Friday, 12 December 2025, ruled in favour of the department, which appealed against the regulator’s Enforcement Notice and the Infringement Notice. Citing the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the regulator, last year, ordered the department to…
Court clears 2025 matric results release, dismisses Regulator’s bid to block publication
By Johnathan Paoli The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the Information Regulator’s urgent bid to halt the release of the 2025 matric results, striking the application from the roll with costs in a judgment delivered on Friday. The EFF had backed the Information Regulator in the challenge, arguing that publishing examination results risks compromising learners’ privacy. The ruling affirms that the Department of Basic Education may continue its …
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