The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has lodged an application to set aside the enforcement notice issued by the Information Regulator (IR) regarding the publication of matric results in newspapers. Last month, the IR issued an enforcement notice to the DBE over what it described as noncompliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act). According to spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga, the department filed its papers at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Thabiso Tema spoke with Elijah Mhlanga, Department of Education Spokesperson .