EDITORIAL | As schools reopen, so does the same old can of worms

Things should be getting better, but we are stuck with issues that resurface every year

12 January 2022 - 19:52

While pupils at most former Model C schools returned on a full-time basis when classes resumed for the new academic year on Wednesday, their counterparts attending no-fee schools were not so lucky. Some will probably only return later this week and even perhaps next week...

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