Guilty Pleas for Duo in Matric Exam Paper Scandal

Two sentenced for 2020 matric exam paper theft

The Johannesburg magistrate's court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced two people who stole a 2020 mathematics matric question paper.

Guilty pleas for duo in matric exam paper scandal

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Themba Daniel Shikwambana, 36, and Thobile Sweetbetter Duze, 48, for stealing and leaking a 2020 matric maths exam paper. On 23 July 2025 , the court fined the pair R100 000 or 12 months’ imprisonment, with R50 000 or six months of the sentence suspended for five years on condition that they do not commit a similar offence. They are required to pay the remaining R50 000 in monthly instalments of …

Two men sentenced for leaking 2020 matric maths paper

The court fined the two accused R100 000 and handed down suspended sentences over the leaked matric paper.

Question Paper Leak Case: High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail of Accused

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Zainul Abideen Karumbal, the fifth accused in the question paper leak case. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, who delivered the verdict, observed that the incident amounted to a betrayal of students. The court noted that the question paper leaked through a YouTube channel bore striking similarities to the actual exam paper, making custodial interrogation of the accused essential.…