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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she has not lost touch with the reality poor communities face. Picture: (GCIS) Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga called on MPs not to play politics with pupils' future and safety.The IFP, EFF and NFP oppose the reopening of schools.The ANC defended the government's decision to reopen schools.Basic Education Minister Angie…

Pupils at Rosendaal Senior Secondary in Delft, Cape Town, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Roger Sedres, Gallo Images via Getty Images Schools are on a break from 27 July to 24 August.While the basic education department is yet to gazette an updated school calendar, a leaked document has shown the Heads of Education Departments Committee has…

A day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines encouraging public schools to reopen, the leader of the nation's second-largest district said there was no timeline for when Los Angeles classrooms would welcome students again.The opening date for the new school year would have been Aug. 18, but Los Angeles Unified…

The SA Human Rights Commission said the decision to close schools for four weeks was regrettable and unjustifiable. It cited evidence suggesting that harm was being done to children who were not in school. It said it would monitor the provision of food to qualifying children and the provision of learning materials.The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said…

Public schools will close for four weeks, but those in Grade 12 will take a one-week break and Grade 7 pupils will remain home for two weeks.A new unit will prosecute Covid-19-related corruption.Here's what else you need to know about President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Thursday.President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday evening…