Pretoria: The Department of Social Development has taken note of the judgment delivered by the Gauteng Division of the High Court today, 6 July 2020, granting independent ECDs to open “subject to the appropriate and/or prescribed safety measures being in place.”

The Department will make a further statement once it has fully studied the judgment.

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