Minister Angie Motshekga speaking at the launch of the National Reading Coalition (NRC): a self-sustaining, agile ecosystem of reading initiatives across South Africa – Photo: GCIS
‘Learners are not an exception’: Motshekga tells matrics to work around load shedding schedule
‘If they wake up and there is no light it means you will study later when the sun rises,’ said Angie Motshekga.
Minister Angie Motshekga speaking at the launch of the National Reading Coalition (NRC): a self-sustaining, agile ecosystem of reading initiatives across South Africa – Photo: GCIS
The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, advised South African school learners to organise their study sessions according to their load shedding schedules. The nation’s matriculants are expected to write their final exams on 25 October and there seems to be no hope of a respite from power cuts.
MOTSHEKGA SAYS LEARNERS MUST WORK AROUND LOAD SHEDDING
Eskom implemented Stage 4 load shedding until further notice in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 October. The final matric exams are expected to start in exactly a week. Motshekga said learners must monitor their load shedding schedules and study during the daytime, according to SABC News.
Motshekga told the learners – who have had to cope with load shedding for most of the year – that they need to work around the power cuts in the same way businesses do.
“You must really monitor load shedding timetables and work around it. Learners are not an exception as everybody copes.
“If they wake up and there is no light it means you will study later when the sun rises. I don’t want to stress kids out and say it is a big problem. We have to work around it,” she said.
The Minister said she was hopeful that the year-end exams will proceed smoothly despite the load shedding. She added that load shedding schedules allowed for planning and that very few exams require electricity.
“When there is marking, we will see if it is severe then we might bring generators but half the time I am able to speak with the Energy Minister and see if we can mitigate against any adverse conditions. But I am confident that we will be able to work around it,” said Motshekga.
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