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2024 Matric Results Leak: Lt. Gen. Lebeya Leads Major Breakthrough

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The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya and his team made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into the alleged leaking and sale of the 2024 matric results online.

The investigation started after the Department of Education filed a complaint with Pretoria Central SAPS on Sunday, January 12, 2025. The case was promptly handed over to the Hawks for further investigation.

On January 16, 2025, the Hawks’ Serious Economic Offences Unit, together with the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation and Cybercrime Investigation Head Office, conducted a raid on a house in Hillcrest, north of Johannesburg, after obtaining a search and seizure warrant.

The operation took place at a residence where a 21-year-old man and his parents live. During the search, several electronic devices and an illegal firearm with live ammunition were discovered.

The 21-year-old man will be placed under detention while the matric results leakage continues.

On Monday, 13 January 2025, Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube hinted that the results could have been leaked through “potential breach in their information.”

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube at a media briefing in Johannesburg, 13 January 2015. (Picture Credits: News live SA)

She also promised the public that anyone who tries to mess with the honesty of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results or the work of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) will be held accountable.


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