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Schools woefully unprepared for returning kids, warns union

02 July 2020 - 08:00 By Prega Govender
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Andiso Mthiyane, Nqobile Ngidi and Samukelisiwe Hlengwa, matric pupils at Sibusisiwe Comprehensive School in Umbumbulu, being screened by Sibongile Gumede.
Andiso Mthiyane, Nqobile Ngidi and Samukelisiwe Hlengwa, matric pupils at Sibusisiwe Comprehensive School in Umbumbulu, being screened by Sibongile Gumede.
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A teachers' union is calling for a delay in the return of the next cohort of pupils to school on July 6 because schools are not ready to receive them.

This comes as a survey paints a grim picture of school readiness.

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