The government has put in place measures to protect teachers and learners from Covid-19 when schools reopen.
"As a ministry, we have put in place plans to best prepare and support teachers and learners for a safe, secure and seamless transition back to quality teaching and learning in schools," he said.
Meanwhile, Mathema has paid tribute to schools in Bulawayo making sanitisers, detergents, and face masks as part of their Covid-19 fight.
A total of 119 schools in Bulawayo are producing face masks while eight high schools are manufacturing sanitisers under the guidance of the National University of Science (NUST)'s chemistry department.
"But kudos to our schools, they have decided to take the proverbial bull by the horns and produce face masks, sanitisers, and detergents as part of critical life-saving.