Minister Angie Motshekga announced that learners would need to rewrite the leaked matric exam papers.
“The CEM [Council of Education Ministers] decided a national rewrite of both mathematics paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2 is necessary. Mathematics paper 2 will be written on December 15 at 2pm, and physical sciences paper 2 will be written on December 17 at 9am,” he said.
Since this announcement, the decision has triggered controversial reviews among social media users.
Lots of Twitter users decide to ease the tension with jokes.
