S.African schools ready to reopen: Minister By IANS | 0 Views S.African schools ready to reopen: Minister. Image Source: IANS News Johannesburg, July 25 : South Africa is ready to reopen schools from Monday as Covid-19 figures are reducing and measures have been put in place to reduce transmission, said the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. "Depending on confirmation by the President tomorrow after Cabinet, as a sector there is agreement across the board, that we are ready for the reopening of schools on Monday," Xinhua news agency quoted the Minister as saying on Saturday. "The sector continues to be committed, and at all times we are ready to maintain a balance between saving lives and livelihoods, while fighting the coronavirus pandemic," said Motshekga.