Unions led the charge on Sunday, reiterating that government had failed to deliver on “non-negotiables” such as providing personal protective equipment (PPEs) and water for hygiene purposes.
Unions led the charge on Sunday, reiterating that government had failed to deliver on “non-negotiables” such as providing personal protective equipment and water for hygiene purposes.
There is also uncertainty over substitute teachers being brought in to take the place of teachers with existing medical conditions who have been advised to stay home.CapeTalkShe said unions met with education department officials on Saturday but were still in the dark about how many teachers with underlying health issues would be exempted from reporting for duty, including those aged above 60. It was also unclear how substitute teachers would be brought in.
“Even the DG yesterday [Saturday] said it himself that there are so many provinces that are not ready,” she said. “All the non-negotiables have not been met yet. For example, most of the schools in the entire country haven’t received the personal protective equipment. Sanitisers have not arrived and schools [were] not cleaned.SowetanLIVE reported that basic education minister Angie Motshekga’s plans to get teachers back to school on Monday had been thrown into disarray.
In a circular dated May 22, Mpumalanga education department’s acting head of education, Jabulani Nkosi, said teachers “must only report to schools at a date still to be confirmed by the department”. Free State teachers would only return to school on Thursday. The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union’s secretariats in Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West advised members not to come to school until all the Covid-19 precautionary measures were implemented.
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