Matric exams | Gauteng Education Dept concerned about bomb threats

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Education Department is concerned by bomb scares at some high schools in Boksburg.

The department says the scares affected the writing of the matric exams.

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Spokesperson for the department, Steve Mabona, explains.

"The threats were quite serious. We had to call the police, this caused unnecessary panic as learners had to write,"
 he said.