'We cannot risk lives:' teacher's union heads to court to stop schools opening

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'We cannot risk lives:' teacher's union heads to court to stop schools opening
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The Educators Union of South Africa (Eusa) is planning to approach the courts on Friday for an interdict against the government's plan to partially open schools on June 1.

Image:The Educators Union of South Africa is planning to approach the courts on Friday for an interdict against the government's plan to partially open schools on June 1.

"Sending learners to school during winter, when infections will be increasing, is similar to committing a genocide," Mahlobogwane told SowetanLIVE's sister publication TimesLIVE. "It cannot be that we risk people's lives to test waters. The minister should be prioritising lives over the curriculum," said Mahlobogwane.

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