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South Africa: Motshekga to address the nation about schools reopening on Thursday

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to announce this week when schools will officially reopen. After consultations with various stakeholders, Motshekga has promised to brief the nation on Thursday, her department said in a statement. Motshekga is expected to provide details of the final dates and detailed plans for the phased approach to the […]

Burkinabe traders demonstrate to demand reopening of markets

Several hundred Burkinabè traders demonstrated Monday in Ouagadougou to demand the reopening of all the markets, which were closed at the end of March to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a source said. “We want the markets to reopen so we can resume our activities and provide for our needs,” said Soumaila Tiendrebeogo, a […]

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Uganda: Education Minister’s announces dates for reopening schools and tertiary institutions

Minister for Education and Sport, Janet Kataaha Museveni has said that if everything goes according to plan, the schools will open again later this month. On March 18, President Museveni ordered all schools in the country to be closed for 30 days as one of the ways to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus […]