The Gauteng government is on Wednesday holding a special event in Johannesburg today to honour the class of 2020 for their performance in the national senior certificate exams.
In an unpresented school year - hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns - Lesufi said it was a tough time for teachers, parents and pupils.
The first day of the 2021 academic calendar saw more than 2 million pupils return to the classroom in Gauteng.
On the first day of the 2021 academic year, pupils from Abram Hlophe Primary School in Katlehong arrived to a revamped school. Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and other dignitaries handed over the school on 15 February 2021.
One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane posed questions to Lesufi via Twitter, calling for him to be as transparent as he usually purports to be on the schools deep clean controversy.
Four hundred and thirty million rand was used to decontaminate schools while they were closed off in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic. Lesufi admitted on 702 that he only became aware of this when a journalist requested information.
A report compiled by the department shows a whopping R430 million was spent on decontaminating schools between June and August last year.
A report has revealed that more than R430 million was paid to service providers between June and August last year on sanitising schools.
Lesufi visited Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg earlier following reports that the independent school would be operating on Monday in contravention of the new guidelines.
While an independent forensic report found that gross negligence led to his death and the principal, Malcolm Williams, was fired, Mpianzi’s family are forging ahead with their R20 million claim against the Gauteng Education Department.
It's understood the IEB has approached the courts arguing it could not afford to pay for the assessment services offered by Umalusi.
Taxis are not operating today, leaving many commuters stranded. Drivers are marching to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum to the Presidency.
Keamohetswe Seboko’s body was found floating in the swimming pool at Laerskool Bekker in January and his family has been searching for answers ever since.
Lesufi said the paper has already been set and it should remain the same.
Millions of pupils returned to class on Monday morning following a precautionary break in July due to the coronavirus outbreak. Many of the pupils had not been on school grounds since March earlier this year.
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The Basic Education Department said about 2% of all pupils in the country have opted not to return to the classroom.
Education MEC says the province has introduced measures for parents who aren't comfortable in sending their kids back to school.
