Last year Marvele Mashele, who was a Grade 12 pupil at Orhovhelani High School in Thulamahashe, Mpumalanga, and wrote his matric exams in 2010, watched as his schoolmates went to various tertiary institutions to pursue their careers.

This year his hopes were dashed again because he is still waiting for the Mpumalanga department of education to release his matric results,

Mashele said the reason the school gave him for the education department not giving him his results was that there had been an error in capturing his details because he shared the same name and surname with another pupil.

But the two pupils have different middle names and ID numbers.

The other pupil had received his results but there was an error in his matric results. An additional subject he had not studied was added to his matric results.

Mashele said he enquired early last year after not getting his results. Principal Joseph Mthethwa told him his results would come.

Mashele said he reported the matter to the department of education's district office in Bushbuckridge in January this year.

Mpumalanga education spokesman Jasper Zwane said the department is investigating Mashele's case.

- bambalelep@sowetan.co.za

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Thu May 23 08:27:19 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 28, 2012

!Sinudeity!

One of many who's dreams will be curtailed by the education department. Next year, the matriculants of 3 provinces (ECape, Limpopo, NCape), will not be competing on the job market.
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Sep 28, 2012

MGEEZ

This has the incompetent ANC written all over it!!!!
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Sep 28, 2012

MommaC

Is there any sector of our education department that works?
One of the girls we know wrote matric last year and has the results but has not yet received her certificate. Try getting a tertiary entrance just on a results slip - practically impossible. Maybe just 'buying' one would be less headache
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Sep 28, 2012

superabie24

the education department is rubbsh i had to seat for a year at home because of them .u will hear that lady hos missing one incisor saying that she is proud of allthe matrics whilst when u need them to come to the party they dont show.
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Sep 28, 2012

MmaSeshego

Approach Section 27 and sue the bloody department....
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