ANGIE MOTSHEKGA
Last-minute delay in restarting schools means pupils will go back on June 8
31 May 2020 - 23:14
About 12 hours before pupils were set to return to school after a 10-week closure, basic education minister Angie Motshekga delayed the reopening to June 8.
The announcement on Sunday night came as some pupils in hostels had already returned to school, and parents had prepared to take their children to school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also came after the Western Cape informed schools to reopen on Monday, which authorities said would still happen...
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