At the end of April, the Department of Basic Education released its draft document, inwhich they were calling for Grades 7 and 12 to return to school from June. The department has been adamant that it could not afford to lose the 2020 academic year.
Motshekga was expected to address the country on Monday, but the briefing was cancelled. The minister has been under pressure to come up with a strategy of re-opening schooling to save the academic year and to ensure that learners and teachers will be safe from possible infection from the coronavirus.
Madhi, a vaccinologist and an infectious disease specialist, believes that the Covid-19 lockdown that was instituted by South Africa since late March has done the best it could. “Adults are more likely to be infecting adults, and adults of the same age group are more likely to and because obviously they are in the same social circles.
Following that teachers were expected to also return to work from the end of May to prepare for learners. The expected re-opening of schooling was expected to start from June 1. This would see only a few grades return, such as grade 7 and 12 learners. The other grades would be phased in overtime.
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