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Schooling at home is not a choice

ACCORDING to an education expert at Wits University, the Covid-19 pandemic will see the emergence of different kinds of schools.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said it had introduced a web-based content platform which has interactive multimedia content in the form of lessons, videos, animations and assessment activities.

Pupils and parents can self-register and get access to supplementary curriculum materials to support

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