POLICE have found evidence of ghost writers in 4000 papers from last year’s scandal-hit Mpumalanga matric exams. Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Faizel Abdul-Kader on Thursday said it meant that at least two handwriting styles showed up in each of the papers. If the normal rules were applied this would have been impossible. Abdul-Kader said police had identified suspects in connection with the scandal, but would not give details. Just under 2000 of the 7000 pupils who were told they had passed, and were then failed, are known to have registered to write special supplementary examinations in August. Meanwhile, SA Democratic Teachers’ Union announced this week that it would no longer bar its members from teaching the affected pupils during special winter classes aimed at assisting them to rewrite matric.