It is disappointing that in three consecutive years our matric examinations were marred by cheating scandals. The dishonesty has a potential to ruin the integrity of the senior certificate; so harsher punishments must be meted out to all involved.

Once again, we woke up to a report yesterday  about a shameless cheating ring in Mpumalanga, where pupils allegedly paid teachers about R1,500 to access answers during the examinations through a WhatsApp group...