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The Department of Higher Education said that COVID-19 has had a variable impact on institutions and that it is for this reason that the end of the academic year would occur at different times for each university.
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr. Blade Nzimande, reported on June 9, 2020 to the Pretoria media on the state of readiness for the gradual return of students to TVET universities and colleges of the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: @ GovernmentZA / Twitter
CAPE TOWN – The completion of the academic year is increasingly likely.
This is according to the Department of Higher Education and Training that on Friday informed the parliamentarians.
However, the department said that the COVID-19 risk was still there and that students still needed to exercise caution.
The Higher Education Department said that COVID-19 has had a variable impact on institutions.
Deputy Director General Dr. Diane Parker said it was for this reason that the end of the academic year would occur at different times for each university.
“Now there are universities that are considered high risk, in other words, we are entering a situation where we are seeing that the successful completion of the academic year in all institutions is more and more likely.”
Minister Blade Nzimande has acknowledged the progress, but warned that the risk of COVID-19 was still high.
“I must say that having reached level one which allowed us to admit the last group of students, especially to the university, we must be careful not to lower our guard. I will already be receiving the information about what appears to be a virus outbreak at the University from Fort Hare “.
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