Chief activist of the One South Africa Movement Mmusi Maimane is hitting the ground running with a petition against classes being resumed. schools lockdown
Johannesburg - While Equal Education remains firm that sending learners back to school amid the Covid-19 pandemic is too risky, former DA leader Mmusi Maimane is hitting the ground running with a petition against classes being resumed.
“It is important that the required measures are put in place to ensure that pupils are safe within school. We speak about the importance of water, adequate sanitation, masks, sanitisers and social distancing on June 1, will all of those things be within the school premises?” she asked. “There are many parents who can take the responsibility of their children’s education, as there are many middle-class parents who might not want their children to go to school, they must do it . But if you are working class and don’t have that kind of background , your child is going to have to repeat the year,” said DA MP Belinda Bozzoli.
The ANC, however, said it believed stringent health and safety measures would be enough to protect schools from the virus.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mmusi Maimane launches petition against 'gambling with children’s lives'Maimane said the launch of the petition was to send a “strong message” to the government that they could not make “rushed, ill-advised and half-baked decisions” that could affect the safety and health of children.
Read more »
Mmusi Maimane launches petition against 'gambling with children’s lives'Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane has launched a petition to keep schools shut after basic education minister Angie Motshekga’s announcement that schools across the country would reopen in June
Read more »
More than 1,500 schools hit by vandalism, theft during lockdownThe vandalism of schools across the country continues to worsen during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Read more »
More than 1,500 schools hit by vandalism, theft during lockdownCountrywide, 1,577 schools have been rocked by vandalism, thefts and break-ins. Of that number, 463 have been in KZN and 336 in Gauteng.
Read more »
Eastern Cape prison records 34 new Covid-19 infections, taking number of cases in SA prisons to 654SA's prison system has recorded 34 new Covid-19 infections as of Tuesday.
Read more »
KZN MEC warns they will be tough on schools that flout Covid-19 measuresHe also called on parents to ensure their children went straight home after school.
Read more »