Education officials say virus hot spots still too risky for kids More than 5,000 schools in Covid-19 hot spots across SA, including 929 private schools, will stay shut next month if the cabinet approves a new proposal by the basic…
Gauteng and the Western Cape are the only two provinces that are ready to reopen schools. This is what the MECs of education from the nine provincial education departments told basic education minister Angie Motshekga during a meeting to…
Schools are set to partially reopen next week with teachers opening on Monday, May 4, and pupils two days later. Basic education director-general Mathanzima Mweli told MPs on Wednesday that the department was planning to phase-in the…
The government’s plans to allow students to leave school at the end of Grade 9 with an “alternative set of qualifications” has stirred up a lot of controversy and got tongues wagging. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced the…
