Unions call for classes to be suspended until after Covid-19 peak
14 July 2020 - 20:15
Education sector unions and other stakeholders are calling on basic education minister Angie Motshekga to suspend schooling until after the Covid-19 peak, threatening to go on strike if she declines their request.
The school calendar — which has been severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak — could be further disrupted should teachers elect to down tools and pupils boycott classes. Student body Congress of SA Students has already criticised the decision to reopen schools, saying most schools were not yet ready...
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