Poorest pupils the losers as government bows to teachers' unions
26 July 2020 - 00:03
Regardless of the objective merits or otherwise of the decision to close public schools, the circumstances of the move again illustrate the growing gap between optimal norms of constitutional governance and the glaring missteps of President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration, and its handling of the Covid-19 crisis...
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