As nearly one million learners who wrote the 2025 Grade 12 examinations await the release of their results, uncertainty remains over whether matric results will be published in newspapers this year. A legal challenge by the Information Regulator (IR) against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reignited a long-running debate over privacy, access to information and the interpretation of South Africa’s data protection laws. 

Guest: Terence Khala: Media Liaison Officer for the Department of Basic Education 

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As nearly one million learners who wrote the 2025 Grade 12 examinations await the release of their results, uncertainty remains over whether matric results will be published in newspapers this year. A legal challenge by the Information Regulator (IR) against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reignited a long-running debate over privacy, access to information and the interpretation of South Africa&rsquo;s data protection laws. &nbsp;
Guest: Terence Khala: Media Liaison Officer for the Department of Basic Education&nbsp;

THE MORNING BRIEF

As nearly one million learners who wrote the 2025 Grade 12 examinations await the release of their results, uncertainty remains over whether matric results will be published in newspapers this year

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