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The Department of Basic Education in agreement with its stakeholders made a decision to allow teachers and leaners a Special School Holiday on Friday, 28 April, the day after 27 April (Human Rights Day),\u201d the department said.<\/P><P><\/P><P>The department reminded South Africans that 27 April and 1 May (Workers&#8217; Day) are historical days that should and must remind the nation, of a history we dare not forget as South Africans, while looking forward to a new dawn.<\/P><P><\/P><P>\u201cWe therefore, as the Department of Basic Education, encourage the teaching and engagement of learners from as early an age as possible, to be taught about the history of our beautiful country,\u201d the department said.<\/P><P><\/P><P>Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P><P><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Department of Basic Education has reminded parents, guardians and school communities in general that Friday, 28 April 2023, is a Special School Holiday.In a statement on Wednesday, the department said that leaners are not expected to be in school &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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