01 Dec 2020

Arrest made in connection with matric exam leaks

Riaan Grobler

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Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.

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The lead: An arrest had been made in connection with the leaking of matric examination papers.

What we know: Themba Daniel Shikwambana, 31, was arrested on Wednesday following a Hawks Serious Corruption Unit investigation into the alleged theft of the 2020 Mathematics Paper 2.

A closer look: According to Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale, Shikwambana works for a Johannesburg-based company that is contracted to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to print the 2020 matric exam papers.

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