DA calls on KZN Education Department to be more proactive in stopping the spread of COVID-19
12 March 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the release of a circular by KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Education (DoE) in which Head of Department (HOD) Dr Enock Nzama provides information about COVID-19 and outlines methods to limit the spread of contagious conditions.
The document was issued yesterday to key role players within the Education sector including departmental officials, principals and School Governing Bodies (SGBs).
It has always been a case of "when" and not "if" COVID-19 would reach our shores and so it is unfathomable that the DoE has taken so long to send out its first communication on this issue.
While the DA welcomes the circular, it is still not enough and the DoE needs to urgently produce and disseminate a pamphlet to KZN’s learners. With 2.8 million learners in our province, this message has the potential to reach millions of homes. The roll-out of such an awareness programme has the potential to save many lives and must be acted upon.