The department of basic education has identified officials at its headquarters as the source of the leak of matric final examination papers.
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube on Friday gave an update on the interim findings and recommendations of the national investigation task team NITT on the 2025 National Senior Certificate NSC examination breach.
On the evidence available to date, the NITT reported that the breach originated within the DBEs secure national examinations environment that is, within the secure environment where NSC question papers are set, processed and managed.