Some Durban school governing body forums had hoped President Cyril Ramaphosa would touch on the issue of schools as more and more had reported Covid-19 positive cases, with some forced to close for several days to be deep-cleaned. Picture: Zanele Zulu/African News Agency (ANA)
Parents upset that Cyril Ramaphosa said nothing about closing schools amid rising Covid-19 infections
By Sne Masuku
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DURBAN - There has been widespread disappointment in KwaZulu-Natal education circles after President Cyril Ramaphosa said nothing on Sunday about plans to close schools as the country is expected to enter the third wave of coronavirus infections. Some education stakeholders have called the return of all primary school pupils a disaster.
KZN Education Department rejects maggot-infested food claims, again
By Sne Masuku
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DURBAN - THE Department of Education has yet again rejected allegations that pupils at Inandaâs Eziphembeleni Secondary School were served rotten food with maggots, but the findings were again not accepted by the whistle-blowers who said they had put their jobs on the line to expose this.
Education spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi said the whistle-blower, Educators Union of SA (EUSA) president Scelo Bhengu, who is also a teacher at the school, had proven to be âan untrustworthy whistle-blowerâ.
âOf all the persons interviewed, none collaborated the story as propounded by Bhengu in media outlets. The department noted with concern that Bhengu had raised similar allegations before which were proven to be false thus rendering him an untrustworthy whistle-blower,â said Mahlambi. He said the department was also in possession of text messages from Bhengu allegedly threatening the
Teacher unions and activists have expressed concern on the new directions by the Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to allow all primary school learners to start attending school daily from July.
The whistle-blowers on the food allegedly containing maggots and being served to pupils at Eziphembeleni High School as part of the National Schools Nutrition Programme were disappointed with the manner in which the investigation was conducted