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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that 95% of schools are ready to reopen. The country's basic education system has put in a momentous effort - and is now ready to open.This was announced on Sunday by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga - giving the green light for grades 7 and 12 to return to…

Pupils from schools across the country have called out their schools on social media for experiences of racism.Some schools have since responded.The accusations follow global Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd was murdered in the US. Dozens of schools across South Africa have recently faced allegations of racist incidents from former and current pupils amid…

NEWSDespite concerns about the provision of masks, pupils in grades 7 and 12 are set to return to school tomorrow.Teachers’ unions and school governing bodies told City Press this week that progress had been made by the department of education to deliver the required safety materials for teachers.But stakeholders in Limpopo, the Eastern Cape and…

Five teachers' unions and four school governing body associations are satisfied with progress made on the reopening of schools.In a consultation with the basic education department, they were told school readiness was at 94%.They said their support was based on the understanding that schools that are not Covid-19 compliant will not reopen.Teachers' unions as well…

(Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images) The department's amended regulations allow schools to apply for a deviation to allow for the phasing of other grades.Private schools have already started applying.Isasa wrote to the department to ask it to consider allowing schools to notify them instead of applying.The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (Isasa) says it…