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June 1

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Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has once again defended her department’s decision to reopen schools from June 1.Image: GCIS/Kopano Tlape
OBJECTIONS

‘If things are not working, we could stop and restart’- Angie Motshekga on schools reopening

Since announcing that schools would reopen on June 1, basic education minister Angie Motshekga has addressed several concerns and objections, suggesting this week that schools may once again close if Covid-19 cases worsen. Schools will…

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JUNE 1

‘Tragically some 429 people have lost their lives’: Ramaphosa says SA moves to level 3 on June 1

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday evening that there were 22,583 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country and 429 deaths. Ramaphosa was giving an update on the government’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of Covid-19…

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