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Teacher at Popohedi Primary School wearing her PPE, a mask and a shield (Canny Maphanga, News24) Consultations between the education department and stakeholders continue as pupils wait to hear whether they should stay home or not amid the Covid-19 peak.Minister Angie Motshekga has already met with school governing body associations and principals. SGB association Fedsas is…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says numerous discussions are currently under way over the reopening of schools.He said considerations from the World Health Organisation and teachers' unions, as well as parents and learners, had to be taken into account.The president says his government is not weighing up sacrificing the academic year against the saving of lives.In light…

Grade 12 pupils at Rosendaal Senior Secondary in Delft, Cape Town. Roger Sedres, Gallo Images via Getty Images Children will have to wait a little longer before hearing whether they should remain at home amid Covid-19 peak, as the department engages stakeholders.A meeting between unions and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was cancelled at the…

Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to ensure they minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. The South African Democratic Teachers Union has resolved schools should close amid a peak in Covid-19 cases.The Council of Education Ministers has hit back, saying only the Cabinet can decide whether schools will stay closed or not. The…

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak. Sadtu has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak.It says, though, that approaching courts will be a last resort.Should the Department of Basic Education not meet its demands, the union said it will draft a programme…