Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to table proposals before Cabinet next week that could drastically change the academic calendar. Schools may only reopen on July 7, according to one of possible scenarios currently under consideration
This comes as a result of the extension of the national 21-day lockdown by a further two weeks, as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening.
“So, there are proposals that we will give to Cabinet next week because, if you recall yesterday [Thursday], the president had said that each sector had to say what safe measures we can put in place to ensure that we phase out the lockdown in a safe manner,” she said. But she was quick to add that these plans were not “concrete”, saying the education sector believed it needed to “do whatever it takes” to salvage this academic year.
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