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Lockdown, day 105: When the chips are really down
Coronavirus statistics are now people we know. The pandemic affects us all and it’s hard to see light at the end of the tunnel
New August 31 deadline for the last learners to return to school
In an amendment published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday, the basic education minister has made further changes to the school return dates for different grades
Eastern Cape schools to only open for grades 3, 6 and 11 at the end of July
The province says the increase in Covid-19 cases has made it re-evaluate some decisions
Only three grades to return to school on Monday
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
DBE: 95% of schools to open on June 8
After a week’s delay, the basic education minister said the majority of schools are ready to open, but added that ‘the golden rule is, there will be no school that will resume, if not ready to do so’
Schools: Confusion rather than clarity and confidence reign
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Teachers test Covid-19 positive
Many schools are still not coronavirus ready for learners and teachers to return
Protective equipment for schools in KwaZulu-Natal goes ‘missing’
Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening
‘Tenderpreneurs’ block the delivery of protective equipment to schools
Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8
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