JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Basic Education is gearing up for the marking phase as the 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations near their end.
To date, the department's spokesperson, Terence Khala, said they have noted a few minor incidents reported, but none are serious enough to affect the integrity of the examinations.
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This is as he points to taxi violence in the Western Cape and scholar transport challenges in Gauteng as some of the issues experienced during the examination period.
But upon being notified of this, the department acted.
“The sector kicked in and was able to make sure that the requisite protocols were put in place. Learners in Gauteng were able to write adequately and equally in the Western Cape.
“And I think it's only for us to commend the system and commend every individual that forms part of the system that assists us to make sure that we can really take this massive undertaking and make it a seamless one,” Khala said.
Markers, according to the department, will get to work on 1 December.