Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged parents to continue paying school fees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gauteng Education Department is looking to employ "young and dynamic" teachers after thousands of educators in the province have applied to either work from home or exit the system indefinitely for fear of COVID-19.
Schools in Gauteng recorded an 85% attendance of learners and educators for the first day of reopening of schools on Monday.
Schools will reopen on 8 June 2020 for grade 7 and 12 learners to allow for the orientation and training of teachers.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will this week announce the department’s preparations with regards to the reopening of schools.
The Gauteng Department of Education has opened a new school in Soweto worth more than R57 million in an effort to ensure state-of-the-art infrastructure is provided to previously under-serviced communities.
The Gauteng Department of Education has reminded parents and guardians that today is the cut-off date to apply for placement for their children in public schools across the province for the 2017 academic year.
The Limpopo Department of Education has condemned the torching of schools in the Vuwani area, in Vhembe district, by protestors.