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LOADSHEDDING affects a number of sectors, including the education sector. With matric examinations coming up, there are fears that learners will be negatively impacted.
South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) spokesperson, Nomusa Cembi, said the move towards a digital era in schools will be derailed and those that have begun to embrace it, using electronic smart boards, have been disrupted.
However, the power utility, Eskom, has since apologised for the continued and unfortunate loadshedding.
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called on Eskom and local government partners to assist in making sure that loadshedding does not prevent learners from achieving their best possible results in these exams.
In a statement, WCED Minister David Maynier said: We will do everything within our power to make sure that the integrity of the matric exams in the province is not compromised.
The department has also shared that it does have contingency measures that will be put in place for every aspect of the examination process to continue, from the printing of papers to the marking of scripts.
Some education experts believe that the results that the learners will achieve in this exam, build on what they will do with their lives after matric.
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