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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga Cabinet is expected to be advised to close schools across South Africa for three weeks.The announcement will be tabled on Thursday, with an announcement expected soon thereafter.This as teachers' unions have been engaging with government to close schools amid a surge in Covid-19 infections.The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) is…

Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to ensure they minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Teachers' unions are still waiting for word from Education Minister Angie Motshekga on their calls to close schools.Unions believe enough consultations have taken place and Cabinet needs to treat the matter with urgency.Government is still deliberating on…

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer. Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer said the department will not prioritise schools, which are destroyed, over those that have been patiently waiting for facilities after two schools were torched in Cape Town.Schafer said these disgraceful acts of thuggery will do even more harm to children's education at a time…

A position on the opening of schools will be communicated after approval by Cabinet.The Department of Basic Education consulted broadly to reach what it calls a "consensus position".The DA supports opening schools, while the EFF likens it to premeditated murder.A "consensus position" on whether schools should open or close as Covid-19 infections continue to rise…

A worker moves school desks apart to promote social distancing. Grade 3 and Grade 10 pupils were supposed to return to school on Monday.This was in terms of amended directions in the government Gazette by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal have opted not to do so.The Limpopo and Kwazulu-Natal education departments have suspended…