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Cabinet said that the rationale for these amendments was informed by the proportion of people with immunity to COVID-19 which had risen substantially, exceeding 60-80% in several surveys.

Cabinet on Monday approved changes to the countrys COVID-19 regulations.

The department said that around 46,000 pupils did not re-enroll in schools in 2021 but there is no data yet on how many have re-enrolled this year.

The organisation said that if this did not happen, the country would be confronted with a lost generation of learners.

With the 2022 academic year now in full swing nationwide, the party intends heading to court to try and force government to allow all learners to return to school on a full-time basis.

Equal Education added that while extra support was put in place to help matriculants prepare for the National Senior Certificate exams, they had additional challenges to contend with.

Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer has called for the scrapping of the one-metre social distancing rule in classrooms so all pupils can return to school.

Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer has called for the scrapping of the one-metre social distancing rule in classrooms so all pupils can return to school.

Rotational learning is continuing at some schools because of a lack of space and capacity to abide by COVID-19 protocols which includes social distancing.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that he was deeply concerned that if the rotational learning programme in schools continued, it would have negative long-term consequences.