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As it is not clear if schools will reopen on February 22, Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA) has written the Ministry of Health asking for a waiver to allow private schools to reopen on Monday.
ISAMA president Joseph Pater confirmed to have written the Ministry adding that in case government extends school closure due to Covid-19.
Early January, President Lazarus Chakwera announced temporarily closure of schools as the country was registering increased cases of the virus.
After the three weeks ended, Ministry of education from the advice from the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, extended the school closure to two weeks and it is expected to end on Monday, February, 22.
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British energy workers’ strikes continue
Engineers and office staff at energy company British Gas are continuing their strikes, begun January 7 against an inferior contract, with a five-day walkout. The GMB union members also held 24-hour strikes on January 20, 22, and 25, and a four-day strike is planned from today. On January 22, pickets publicly burnt the new employment contracts spelling out inferior terms.
The workers voted by an 89 percent majority for action. They are opposed to the company’s plans to “fire and rehire,” putting them on a contract with less favourable conditions and a 20 percent pay cut. The strikers include 4,000 service and repair gas engineers, 1,700 smart metering engineers, 600 central heating installers, 540 electrical engineers and 170 specialist business gas engineers. The strikers carried out socially distanced pickets throughout the country.
23 January 2021, 11:26 AM | Angela Bolowana | @SABCNews
Image: SABC The Education Department says it has received complains about learners report cards being withheld.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has gazetted the new school regulations, which are likely to pave the way for private schools to open on the first of next month.
Earlier this month, government announced that public and private schools should delay opening by two weeks. There will soon be clarity on when private schools will open.
There was uncertainty about how the announcement would apply to private schools since some had already started contact classes. Public schools will resume classes on the 15th of next month.
20 January 2021 - 06:50 Government schools are due to reopen on February 15. Some private schools have already started lessons and have switched to online tuition. Stock photo. Image: PAYLESSIMAGES/123RF
With most schools in SA set to reopen in mid-February, independent schools such as Curro have announced plans to move to online learning for pupils in grades 1 to 12.
The private school group announced learning at all its schools nationwide will move online from Tuesday.
The group had initially said it would hold face-to-face classes this week but halted plans after Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi called for schools to wait for an official government gazette when pupils return to school on February 15.