Schools woefully unprepared for returning kids, warns union

02 July 2020 - 08:00
By Prega Govender
Andiso Mthiyane, Nqobile Ngidi and Samukelisiwe Hlengwa, matric pupils at Sibusisiwe Comprehensive School in Umbumbulu, being screened by Sibongile Gumede.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu Andiso Mthiyane, Nqobile Ngidi and Samukelisiwe Hlengwa, matric pupils at Sibusisiwe Comprehensive School in Umbumbulu, being screened by Sibongile Gumede.

A teachers' union is calling for a delay in the return of the next cohort of pupils to school on July 6 because schools are not ready to receive them.

This comes as a survey paints a grim picture of school readiness.

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