EDITORIAL: Education fiasco shows government has learnt nothing
Angie Motshekga’s apology for the bungled reopening of schools is too little, too late after astounding callousness
01 June 2020 - 19:34
The more things change the more they stay the same.
While it is a cliché, it is true for the way SA’s national government has fundamentally bungled the opening of schools, causing anxiety and confusion to parents, pupils, teachers and education unions alike. It was yet another own goal for a government that was initially lauded for its quick and decisive action on the Covid-19 pandemic. ..
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