Motshekga said they had submitted their framework for the reopening of schools to the NCCC, but it was not approved.
More clarity on when schools will be reopened, as the country deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, may be available in two weeks.
She told a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture on Tuesday that her department will present the detailed plan for the reopening of schools on 18 May. However, later in the briefing, after MPs questioned the feasibility of 6 May for schools to reopen, the department’s deputy minister, Reginah Mhaule, said the plan was presented to the social cluster of ministers on Tuesday, who said 6 May was not achievable.The plan was presented to the NCCC later in the day.
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