No remedial action for school calendar yet

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The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoE) has not yet worked out any remedial action for the school calendar that has been adversely affected since classes were unceremoniously closed last week in the face of the ongoing public services strike. However, MoE has indicated that external examinations will take place at the end of the year.

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, MoE's principal public relations officer Nomsah Zuze said that at the moment it is difficult to say whether schools will indeed close on June 28 as per the school calender to make up for lost time.

"We need to consult with the teachers and the unions first because we can't just make decisions on our own. We need to sit down and discuss how to go about it," she said adding that, "examinations will be written at the end of the year."

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