SOWETAN | It is in this context therefore that many citizens, including basic education minister Angie Motshekga, ask whether it is a fair expectation from teachers to continue to be paid while not working.
The latest demands by teacher unions for schools to be closed until after the virus peak has reopened the contentious debate about how the government should protect teachers and pupils from rising infections.
This newspaper has, since schools reopened, published several stories where some battled to get the most basic equipment needed to protect staff and pupils against the virus. Unions have suggested that teachers ought to be equipped with the necessary technological resources to be able to work from home.However we must also ask whether a government which battles to deliver basic necessities like water to certain schools, can realistically ensure that all its teachers and pupils are equipped with the technological infrastructure needed to do their work, and in the speed required to finish this year's curriculum.
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