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On Thursday plans for school reopening will be known

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South Africa will by Thursday know what the plans by the Department of Basic education are regarding the reopening of schools during the level 4 of the national lockdown. The Basic education department has announced that Minister Angie Motshekga will hold a press briefing on Thursday to explain the plans.  image from: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/01/31/18/08/class-255620_960_720.jpg On Monday the Minister Angie Motshekga held several meetings with Education MEC’s, teachers’ unions, the school Governing Body Association and the SA principals’ Association. The Minister today was to meet with national command council, and she will on Wednesday meet with cabinet.   The Basic Education Spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said that at the cabinet meeting it is expected that the recovery plan of the education sector will also be discussed. Motshekga would on Thursday then reveal the final dates of schools reopening and the detailed plans for the phased approach to the pos...