Schools Reopening
latest news & developments
Open schools mean full tummies as feeding schemes resume
About four in five learners in the country’s poorest schools rely on the one meal they receive at school, but they weren’t able to get it for more than four months, during which…
Economists should really look wider before speaking about schools
‘We believe that opening schools without addressing an unfair and unequal education system that disadvantages poor, working class and rural children will increase inequality.’
Covid-19 in classrooms: When a cough causes chaos
Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out
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
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