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On Monday, Motshekga held a series of meetings with sector officials to evaluate a recovery plan before the schools reopened.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga at a press conference on March 16, 2020 on the government’s plans to curb the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa. Image: Sethembiso Zulu / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga assured South Africans that the safety of teachers, students and employees in the sector was paramount in all decisions made.
On Monday, Motshekga held a series of meetings with sector officials to evaluate a recovery plan before the schools reopened.
While school administration teams were expected to return to work on Monday, it appears that most provinces are not yet fully prepared.
Motshekga has moved to assure the nation that schooling will not resume unless measures are put in place to ensure that teachers and students are safe in learning institutions across the country.
He has met with MECs, teacher unions, and school governing bodies to assess readiness.
Elijah Mhlanga of the Department of Basic Education said the minister was expected to report to the national coronavirus command council on Tuesday.
“The minister will go to the command council to present the report and then he will go to the Cabinet, where the plans will also be discussed.”
The department will then brief parliament on Wednesday before Motshekga briefs the nation on Thursday on final preparations for the reopening of schools in the country.
For official information on COVID-19 from the Department of Health, click here.
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