FULL SPEECH: Angie Motshekga on SA schools' readiness for start of academic year Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Sunday briefed media on the state of readiness for public schools, which were expected to officially reopen on Monday following a two-week delay. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS. Director-General, Mr Mathanzima Mweli and his team Members of the Media and everybody watching at home. Good afternoon! It has been three weeks, since we started phasing-in the reopening of schools for the year 2021. School Management Teams returned on 25 January; and teachers have been back at work for two weeks now, since 01 February.