CHARLES MOLELE
BASIC EDUCATION Minister Angie Motshekga’s controversial plan to reopen schools on Monday for Grade 7 and Grade 12 learners has tumbled into chaos and rancour after her department’s decision to postpone the reopening to June 8 amid growing concerns by teacher unions, parents and civil society organizations.
The postponement of the reopening of schools follows meetings with the Council of Education Minister (CEM) on Saturday to assess the state of readiness for the reopening of schools, where the Heads of Education Departments Committee (HEDCOM) also presented its technical report.
The CEM also received a report from the Consortium of service providers coordinated by the National Education Collaboration Trust on the External Evaluation and Monitoring of the state of readiness.
The Rand Water, as an Implementing Agent delivering water to 3,500 schools, also presented its report.
“All three reports converged on the fact that a substantial number of schools
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