The lobby group AfriForum said it has given its legal team instructions to prepare for a case to ensure that the results of this year's matriculants may be published on media platforms.
This comes after it had recently come to light that the Information Regulator has prohibited the publication of these results.
In a statement, AfriForum says in January 2022, Maroela Media and a matriculant won a case to ensure that the 2021 matric results could be published in the media after the Department of Basic Education had announced a similar ban.
The court ordered the department to proceed with the publication thereof and a costs order was even issued against it.
According to AfriForum's Head of Cultural Affairs Alana Bailey, it is in the public's interest that this information is shared on public platforms.
"To label it as a violation of individuals' right to privacy does not make sense, as only examination numbers appear in the media. The court has previously ruled in favour of AfriForum and the other parties that this does not infringe on anyone's right to privacy," she says.
In the previous case the Department of Basic Education issued the controversial order, but this time it originates from the Information Regulator. AfriForum is determined to once again do everything in its power to ensure that this year's matriculants will also be able to get their results on media platforms as had been the custom in the past.
