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Resumption of schooling cannot compromise health of pupils & teachers, warn unions Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) and National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) says the Department of Basic Education needs to prioritise the health of pupils and teachers when schools reopen on Monday.  Schools across the country will open their doors for the new term on Monday just as South Africa looks to have passed the peak of the third wave of infections. Full classes are due to resume on August 2.  Basic Education Mi...

A question that is top of mind right now is: When will schools go back?  After many months of missed learning last year, parents like myself were hoping for a reprieve this year and a return normal school hours - who knew we'd miss the school run so much?  The recent school closures threw many families in to disarray as boarders needed to be collected and alternative childcare arranged with only a few days notice. President Ramaphosa let us know that school must close by 2 July, but that they would re-open for in-person learning on 19 July. While these dates essentially only really made a d...

Canny Maphanga/News24 According to independent schools' associations, about 90% of teachers and staff from private schools have been vaccinated. The associations say they are happy with the way the Department of Basic Education accommodated their teachers during the vaccine drive.  The education sector will conclude its vaccination drive at the end of the week.  While independent school associations say they are pleased with the Covid-19 vaccination drive for its members, the five teacher unions in the Education Labour Relations Council have urged their members to be ambassadors of the vac...

The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) has welcomed the news that schools will shut this week for the winter holidays.

Health and science experts say it is too early for education stakeholders to panic as the country battles the third Covid-19 wave.