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There is still no plan to paper on how pupils will write their exams.Image: GETTY IMAGES/ SAM EDWARDS

No plan for Eastern Cape pupils with comorbidities to write exams

Covid-19 is still keeping a number of teachers and pupils with underlying health conditions at home, but there is no clear plan from the department of education on how these pupils will be assessed and write their exams. Loyiso Mbinda,…

Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has taken a decision to administer the May/June examination concurrently with the October/November examination for matric candidates.Image: GCIS

It’s official: Matric exams to run from November 5 until December 15

This year’s matric exams will start on November 5 and end on December 15 — and the results will be out on February 23 2021. This is according to basic education minister Angie Motshekga, who said a decision was taken to merge the matric…

Premier Oscar Mabuyane

Premier Oscar Mabuyane pays tribute to workers in the Covid19 battle frontlines, sends condolences to Families of people killed by covid19

The Premier of the Eastern Cape province, Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane used his opening remarks at the start of the monthly meeting of the Provincial Executive Council to pay tribute to the health care workers, Police Officers, Traffic,…

EMPTY FEELING: The view along the Kowie River on Sunday Picture: RB KNOWLES

Pictures showing town during lockdown

Sunday afternoon, walking along the riverbank and looking under the iconic Nico Malan Bridge, it is strange, often eirie, when out and about these days. Normally, on what could possibly be the last warm autumnal weekend before the winter…

TIME FOR SOME TO WORK: The stringent laws that restrict the movement of private citizens remain, with only a few concessions that will be welcomed by citizens cooped up at home.Picture: AFP

Back to work for 1.5m South Africans as lockdown rules eased

STHEMBILE CELE AND QAANITAH HUNTER Masks on in public and everyone under curfew at night The economy was the biggest winner in the government’s relaxed Covid-19 regulations announced yesterday, as more than 1.5-million workers are…

Dawn Thandeka King is one of the stars of ‘Uzalo’.Image: Via Dawn’s Instagram

Uzalo, Isibaya running low on new episodes

Uzalo and Isibaya are the first daily dramas to run out of episodes due to the national lockdown. SABC has confirmed that the number one TV show in SA – with an average viewership of 10-million – is running out of episodes for the rest of…

LOCKDOWN? WHAT LOCKDOWN? More than 100 residents queued outside the Nemato Spar on Tuesday morning, Day 5 of the national lockdown. Whether for groceries or to pick up social grants it is essential that the governments ruling regarding social distancing be observed by all Picture: ROB KNOWLES

A difficult conundrum

People must maintain a reasonable distance between themselves and others when queueing during the 21-day shutdown South Africa is on Day 5 of the 21-day lockdown, but many are ignoring the government’s ruling on social distancing; some in…