South Africa
The South African government is facing criticism over its plans to reopen schools.
Learning centers are to be opened when the country eases its lockdown from level four to level three of a five-level system at the end of May.
The country’s major teachers’ unions describes the plan as an “irrational and arbitrary” one-size-fits-all approach, according to local media.
The National Association of Parents in School Governance has expressed concerns that reopening schools will put the lives of pupils, teachers and their families in danger of infection.
They accuse the education minister of not considering geographic, economic and historical differences.
The association has filed a court application to oppose the lockdown regulations.
South Africa has over 20,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases after over 540,000 tests.
01:26
Universal social protection needs more financing, says ILO
Go to video
Botswana rejects controversial UK proposal on asylum-seekers
00:39
Nigerian chess master plays for 60 hours in bid to set new world record
01:44
BRICS Film Festival begins in Moscow
02:47
Unraveling the political threads: Inside South Africa's Complex Election Landscape
02:41
Lagos marks 10th anniversary of chibok kidnapping