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Children will suffer for Ramaphosa’s decision to ’bend knee’ to teacher unions - DA

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DA leader John Steenhuisen says the government is putting teacher unions before South Africa’s schoolchildren, who are not yet able to vote.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday night that following consultations with various stakeholders in the education sector, schools will be closed from July 27 and re-open on August 24. “This decision is not supported by the best available evidence, it is not supported by education experts, and it is not supported by the virus data. The scientific evidence is that schools do not expose learners and staff to higher levels of risk than any other places,” Steenhuisen insisted.

 

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