GAUTENG. – The Gauteng Department of Education would like to sincerely apologise to all matric exam markers who have been affected by delays with regards to their payments.

The Department is experiencing delays due to financial shortfall. However, a partial payment which included a 32% tax was effected based on the available budget. An approval for additional funds has been sought and the balance will be paid before the end of March 2017. Funds are available but the Department has applied to Treasury for approval to reprioritise from other programmes.

The Head of Department has communicated with all the unions explaining the challenges experienced by the department in this regard. It is appreciated that this has caused anxiety and inconvenience. We therefore, apologise and request all affected educators to bear with us while we deal with the situation