ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his closing remarks at Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg, 11 December2025, on the last day of the 5th National General Council. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen News today includes the basic education department has confirmed irregularities in six matric exam scripts in Gauteng. Meanwhile, former Investigating Directorate (ID) head Hermione Cronje on Thursday revealed that she had long aspired to lead the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).
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The basic education department has confirmed irregularities in six matric exam scripts in Gauteng. The department on Wednesday confirmed that it had identified a breach during the marking process for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations. Addressing the media at an urgent briefing on Thursday, following the identification of an examination breach during the marking of the 2025 papers, Gwarube said it was the markers’ diligence that led to the detection of the breach.
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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is under fire after the assassination of private security boss and whistle-blower Marius van der Merwe. There are questions about whether his death could have been averted had the police watchdog acted swiftly.
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