Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. (GCIS)
The reopening of public schools in South Africa was postponed by two weeks in the wake of the second Covid-19 wave.
They were initially supposed to open on 27 January for pupils, but this was pushed back to 15 February.
Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to give clarity on details of the return.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to brief the nation on Sunday about schools state of readiness to reopen.
On Monday 15 February, schools were expected to reopen after closing in December, following what was an eventful year for the sector in the wake of Covid-19 in South Africa.
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Fake teacher bust after KZN Eduction Department uncovers false diploma
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - A FORMER KwaZulu-Natal school teacher who allegedly submitted a false National Diploma in Education was charged for fraud and released on R2 000 bail.
According to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI-Hawks), Sindiso Thusi, 36, appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Monday.
The case was postponed until February 26.
Thusi is a former teacher at Ntombiyodumo Primary School in the Umzinyathi District.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the Durban Serious Commercial Crime unit arrested Thusi for allegedly submitting a false National Diploma in Education from North West University to the Department of Education in the Umzinyathi District.
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