Hope and planning in uncertain times
Makhanda high schools had their own challenges at the start of the new school year. Emotional wellbeing as the effects of Covid-19 and the lockdown sweep through communities and a return to some kind of structure and routine are high on the lists of principals’ priorities.
Khutliso Daniels Principal Radio Mcuba on the first day of school 15 February 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan
Seven Grade 8 classes
Kutliso Daniels
“I don’t know where all these learners are coming from,” said Radio Mcuba, Principal of Kutliso Daniels Secondary School. Across the country there has been a huge influx at the start of primary and high school. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in her address last Sunday said 16 117 learners were awaiting space in schools.