AfriForum is considering turning to court on an urgent basis if the matric results may not be published in newspapers next week. Image:File Picture: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers AfriForum, who is a party in the court battle against the Information Regulator (IR) in the fight regarding the publication of matric results in newspapers, said it will strongly consider turning to court to obtain an urgent order for the results to be published next week. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is expected to announce the national results on January 12, but as the IR fileda notice to appeal last month’s judgment, which gave the green lightfor the publication of the results, thisis automatically suspended.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is expected to announce the national results on January 12, but as the IR filed a notice to appeal last month’s judgment, which gave the green light Alana Bailey, head of cultural affairs at AfriForum, said that if it turns out that the results will not be published in newspapers early next week, AfriForum will most definitely consider turning to court.In its notice to the parties, including the DBE, the State Attorneys made it clear that the DBE remains prohibited from publishing the matric results in newspapers and that it must comply with the enforcement notice. Alana Bailey, head of cultural affairs at AfriForum, said that if it turns out that the results will not be published in newspapers early next week, AfriForum will most definitely consider turning to court. In its notice to the parties, including the DBE, the State Attorneys made it clear that the DBE remains prohibited from publishing the matric results in newspapers and that it must comply with the enforcement notice. This is unless one of the respondent parties obtainsan order granting them leave to execute the judgment, pending the final determination of the application for leave to appeal and following appeals.
