Motshekga added that there was nothing to stop the government from returning to higher levels of the lockdown if the situation worsened.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says she understands the anxieties, concerns and fears around Covid-19 ahead of the phased reopening of schools on 1 June.
For example, the National Association of Parents in School Governance, also acting on behalf of the Congress of South African Students , has intervened in the DA’s court application to oppose the lockdown regulations. “The point is you cannot close children’s lives forever, especially the younger ones who are growing [in their] cognitive development.
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