SEDIBENG.- The Department of Basic Education  (DBE) has welcome the decision by Cabinet to allow schools to
return to full-time learning in all schools.

The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) met this morning to process the decision. CEM agreed that schools would return to normal time-tabling as from Monday 7 February 2022. As series of meetings have been scheduled with stakeholders to inform them of the decision.
In the meantime the sector would prepare for the full return of learners. The Minister will gazette new Directions in the coming days to reflect the Cabinet decision and to also provide guidance ahead of the resumption of traditional time-tabling. The CEM will meet again on Friday .