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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) announced yesterday that
\nall contact sport at schools is suspended with immediate effect.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reaction to the announcement from South Africans has been
\nmixed. Many feel their children have already lost out on so much since the
\nstart of the pandemic, and now this has been taken away too.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DBE  says this decision
\nwas made following the school sports-related activities believed to have caused
\nthe Covid-19 outbreaks in Gauteng, reported in the last week of Term 1, and the
\ngeneral rise of cases in the country. It says  the risk is high when engaging in
\nclose-contact sports, especially among people who did not live together.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 12 February, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga
\ngazetted directions on school sports and extra mural activities, non-contact
\nsport, sports related activities and school-based art and cultural activities
\nto resume subject to health and safety protocols. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this regard, all close-contact sporting activities have
\nbeen suspended with immediate effect until the clusters outbreak is
\nsubsequently over with no further cases reported including the preparatory
\nschool sport,\u201d the DBE statement said. \u201cThe department will continue to monitor
\nthe situation. A government gazette will be issued with the notice in the
\ncoming days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said non-contact sport training in schools can continue
\nprovided all social distancing, hygiene and safety measures are observed, and there
\nis no physical contact among participants during training.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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