As of today, all of South Africa's public schools will close again for a month to limit the spread of the coronavirus as the country grapples with surging infections. The country has now recorded over four hundred and forty thousand cases, the fifth-highest in the world, and more than six thousand people have died from the virus. In his announcement last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa added that the academic year that is due to end in December would be extended.
To help us unpack all these we are joined by:
• Mugwena Maluleke General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, (SADTU)
• Elijah Mhlanga is the spokesperson for the National Department of Education
