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Matric exams: Department of Education scraps June tests for Grade 12 The basic education department announced, on Wednesday, that the time usually dedicated to the matric june exams will be used to catch up on the 2021 curriculum instead. Grade 12 learners across South Africa will not be writing examinations in June, the Department of Basic Education announced on Wednesday, 2 June. This is in order to make up the learning time lost by matric students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RECOUPING LOST CURRICULUM TIME BY SCRAPPING MATRIC EXAM Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga told the port...

Speculation is rife that an announcement by the basic education department on the vaccination rollout programme for teachers is imminent.

The minister said the vaccination of teachers and other frontline workers will depend on the availability of vaccines.

The Basic Education Department's Elijah Mhlanga said that with just two months left until primary school pupils returned to daily attendance, work was under way to ensure that teachers were vaccinated.

NAPTOSA: Teachers Should Be Next on the Vaccination List Jun 01, 2021 By Naadiya Adams Primary schools are set to return to full-time attendance by the end of July according to the Department of Basic Education. This week, Minister Angie Mosthekga gazetted the latest lockdown regulations for schools. The gazette coincided with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to move the country to level 2 lockdown amid the rise in infections and subsequent third wave. The President updated the country on the status of the vaccine roll-out, which is currently in phase 2 and is set to fully vaccinate...