Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Monday the reopening of schools had to be postponed at the eleventh hour because not all of them were ready to operate.
Education minister Angie Motshekga speaking about the department's readiness for the reopening of schools under level 3 on June 1 2020.Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Monday the reopening of schools had to be postponed at the 11th hour because some were not ready to operate.
The minister had engaged heads of department, teacher unions, school governing bodies, NGOs and organisations working with children who had special needs. "I also had to receive reports from different provinces. Based on those reports, it was clear the sector was at different stages of readiness," said Motshekga.She said this week would be used to induct teachers and to"mop up" in order to comply with the safety standards necessary to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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