{"id":16461,"date":"2022-11-17T12:42:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T12:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-unrest-education-principal-secretary-bheki-gama-postpones-exams-again"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T14:08:45","slug":"eswatini-unrest-education-principal-secretary-bheki-gama-postpones-exams-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-unrest-education-principal-secretary-bheki-gama-postpones-exams-again","title":{"rendered":"ESWATINI UNREST: Education Principal Secretary Bheki Gama postpones exams again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Bhekithemba Gama, the Principal Secretary(PS) in the Ministry of Education and Training has,once again, announced the postponement of the Eswatini General Certificate in Secondary Education (EGCSE)examinations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the State owned radio on Wednesday morning, the Education PS said the decision to postpone the exams was purely professional adding that Minister Lady Howard-Mabuza would be informed in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the current situation, as a Ministry, after consultations with the Examinations Council, we decided to postpone all exams scheduled for this week.This is a professional decision which was taken without consulting with the Minister. We feared that she might delay the announcement yet the situation is already not conducive for the exams to proceed&#8221;, said the Principal Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Eswatini is in the midst of a political unrest, members of the public are protesting demanding democracy and the release of incarcerated pro-democracy Members of Parliament (MPs) Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube<\/p>\n<p>The MPs were arrested for demanding democratic reforms, they are facing politically motivated terrorism charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Bhekithemba Gama, the Principal Secretary(PS) in the Ministry of Education and Training has,once again, announced the postponement of the Eswatini General Certificate in Secondary Education (EGCSE)examinations. 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