While schooling in Limpopo resumed in the majority of areas on Monday amid joy and trepidation from Grade 7s and 12s, classes were suspended at a private institution in Polokwane after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19.

In other parts of the province, schools in far-flung areas were still experiencing water shortage problems and lack of proper sanitation on Monday.

The water and sanitation challenge was echoed by Premier Stan Mathabatha during his visit to Patoga Primary School in Lebowakgomo on Monday.

Mathabatha agreed that schools at semi-urban areas were better resourced than those in rural areas.

Pupils themselves expressed mixed reactions about returning to school amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the province.