Matric results breach: Joburg man arrested for selling results before official release

A 21-year-old man from Johannesburg, Gauteng, has been implicated in a serious breach involving matric results that were sold on Edumarks for R100 prior to their official release date.Edumarks, which has reportedly been operating since 2021, claims a 97% accuracy rate for the marks sent to those wishing to gain early access to their results. The website has now gone defunct.The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, said a complaint was lodged by the Department of Education on January 12, 2025, at Pretoria Central Police Station.Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego…