The Western Cape Education Department says over 98 percent of schools in the province opened today for grades 7 and 12. Provincial Education Minister Debbie Schafer says they'll continue to engage with the schools on the process ahead. Schafer meanwhile says she has not yet received court papers from the SA Human Rights' Commission which is opposed to her department's re-opening. The department says it has spent R280 million on PPE's and cleaning materials including face masks and temperature sc

26 reactions | The Western Cape Education Department MEC, Debbie Schafer, has refused to join us as we unpack the findings of our social audit of WC schools at a Public Hearing this Friday, 14 October. This is why we have turned up at the Fugard Theatre as Helen Zille launches her biography to ask her to use her powers as Premier of the WC and instruct the MEC to start taking the safety and sanitation of WC schools seriously. | Equal Education | Facebook