Mpumalanga MEC for education monitors school’s reopening
Schools are expected to embark on a curriculum recovery programme to strengthen efforts to prepare learners for the final examinations.
As schools reopened, the Mpumalanga MEC for education, Bonakele Majuba, undertook a school support visit to Kabenziwa Primary School in Siyabuswa in the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality.
The MEC said on arrival, he found that the school’s principal, teachers and SGB well prepared for the reopening.
“All the protocols of Covid-19 have been followed. They have water and sanitisers well prepared for the learners,” he said.
Majuba said schools are urged to remain vigilant and to apply all non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as washing hands with soap and water or sanitising them regularly, wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
“We welcome all our teaching staff and learners back to school, and we wish them well in their undertaking to teach and learn.”
He also monitored the school’s preparations for the return of all primary school learners on August 2. “We did not see any issues that could affect the return of the learners and we are glad that things are in order. This area has water supply issues, although we are happy that they have boreholes at the school, and this will assist with supplying water for the children.”
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Schools are expected to embark on a curriculum recovery programme to strengthen efforts to prepare learners for the final examinations, and to ensure full adherence to Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
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