Twenty schools in Buffalo City have been forced to close in the first week of the government's ambitious plan to return pupils to class.
, although this was not sent in time for publication. Education MEC Fundile Gade was in a meeting and unable to attend to DispatchLIVE's call, while superintendent-general Themba Kojana's cellphone was off.
“People need to be vigilant at all times. The interaction we have with people has a ripple effect. We are undergoing a contact tracing process and things should reach some form of normality next week,” said Cassels. Ben Chetty, principal of East London Secondary School, said a parent of a grade 12 pupil tested positive for Covid-19.
“We're not only fighting Covid-19 - we're fighting fake news too. This all leads to fear among health workers and unnecessary panic. What is the intention of posting such a list? Are you trying to say parents must stop taking their kids to those schools? What about the mental state of the kids who see these posts?” asked Kupelo.
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