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Speaking at the launch of the 15th annual Child Gauge report, First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe called for Early Child Development subsidies, campaigns for exclusive breastfeeding, food fortification and supplementation, as well as social protection policies.
Previously, the school taught its pupils in about 20 classrooms with no administration block, library and hall.
But on Monday, pupils returned to a refurbished school with 15 additional classrooms, two laboratories, a library, sports fields and a hall.
The hall, which is fully equipped with a kitchen, will also serve as a dining area for pupils benefitting from the National School Nutrition Programme.
The school also has a Grade R block with its own entrance and playing area.
It will cater for 1,900 pupils and has 69 teachers.
Motara said the contractors and the material used for the project were locally sourced from around the municipality.
15 February 2021, 18:45 UTC
The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged South Africa’s schools further into crisis, exposing how the country’s education system continues to be shaped by the legacy of apartheid, Amnesty International said today. A child’s experience of education in South Africa is still dependent on where they are born, how wealthy they are, and the colour of their skin Shenilla Mohamed, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa
In a new report,
ailing to learn lessons: The impact of COVID-19 on a broken and unequal education system, the organization highlights how students from poorer communities have been cut off from education during extended school closures, in a country where just 10 percent of households have an internet connection. Meanwhile historic underinvestment and the government’s failure to address existing inequalities has resulted in many schools not having running water or proper toilets whilst struggling with overcrowded cla