Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections regarding the full time return of learners to schools and measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education, and Provincial Departments of Education, and all schools in the Republic of South Africa7. School hostels |
| (1) | A school hostel must— |
| (a) | comply with the health and safety measures and requirements on COVID-19, referred to in DBE Standard Operating Procedures and the DBE Guidelines; |
| (b) | in the case of a public school, in addition to paragraph (a), have all the COVID-19 essentials in place; and |
| (c) | ensure that there is adequate ventilation, proper use of masks indoors, good health and hygiene practices, including the availability of adequate and soap and water resources or sanitisers. |
[Direction 7(1) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 952, GG46172, dated 4 April 2022]