As per the Government Gazette 44096 published on 22 January 2021, the reopening of schools will take place in three stages.

The Department of Basic Education released the amended school calendar for 2020 on Saturday 1 August. Here’s what you need to know about the academic year.

A leading education union has revealed that proposals have been submitted, aiming to keep learners out of school for the immediate future.

The announcement comes as the future of schooling for the year hangs in the balance, as calls grow for academic activities to be suspended

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the decision on whether to suspend academic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be made soon.

According to the Department of Basic Education, the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) had resolved to take legal action against those that continue to disrupt schooling.

The decision is an about-turn from Sadtu after it had joined other unions Naptosa, SAOU, Natu and PEU, as well as the School Governing Body Associations, in giving the go-ahead for pupils to return to school

The coronavirus crisis has worsened in the Eastern Cape, as pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11 have been told to stay away from school on Monday.

More learners will return to the classroom on Monday, as government continues its phased reopening of schools.

Just days before a majority of school grades were meant to return to class, the Education Department has abruptly halted some of their plans.

With more grades expected back at school on Monday 6 July, the EFF have branded the Education Department ‘homicidal’ for their recent proposals.

Applications at South African universities are open, even though Grade 12 pupils are yet to write their mid-year school exams.

‘Platooning’ could be used to bring students back into a safer educational environment – even if it means they get a shorter school day out of it.

The Department of Basic Education has vowed to prioritise the health and safety of learners and school staff, as more classrooms are set to reopen on Monday, 6 July 2020

The applications opened at 08h00 and are expected to close at midnight on 25 July

The huge outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Makaula Senior Secondary School, Eastern Cape, has renewed the calls to shut down schools once more.

The criminals made off with a number of items including laptops, projectors, routers and an internet booster

The school’s decision to force pupils into a quarantine facility in Bloemfontein was met with legal fury this week, following a positive COVID-19 test.

After much deliberation, the official school calendar for 2020 is being published by the government on Friday – but you can see all the details here.

Yikes… A Grade 7 teacher in Cape Town teacher is set to undergo racial sensitivity training after setting students an offensive assignment on the slave trade.

Schools like Mokibe in Mpumalanga represent the horrendous challenge some institutions face on Monday, as our learners return to the classroom.

Western Cape MEC of education Debbie Schäfer revealed that 11 schools in the province would not open due to COVID-19 contamination.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that schools would not be allowed to reopen if they could not demonstrate their readiness to do so.

Maimane clapped back at Helen Zille who lambasted his call for schools to remain closed

Maimane’s One South Africa Movement has taken note of the court’s decision to reject the body’s bid to block the reopening of schools