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BusinessLive reports that Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga has shifted the blame to the provinces for the shambles created by her department’s decision to postpone the reopening of schools to next Monday.
The minister conceded that some schools nationally were not ready and had failed to meet the safety and health requirements set by the government. Parents, pupils, teachers and other stakeholders were left in the lurch on Sunday night when a scheduled media address by the minister was postponed to Monday because she was still consulting other stakeholders. As a result of the uncertainty, most pupils stayed at home on Monday. Only teaching and non-teaching staff turned up at most schools. But Western Cape schools and a few private schools did reopened for learning on Monday. On Monday, Motshekga said: “We are giving them this week to say they must deliver ... and there must be no school that operates when those PPEs [personal protective equipment] have not been delivered.” Only Grade 12 and Grade 7 pupils will return next Monday in terms of the phased reopening. The DBE said this week must be used for the proper orientation and training of teachers, the mopping up and ramping up of all supply chain matters, and final touches to the readiness of each facility for the arrival of learners.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
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