Striking teachers will face disciplinary hearing
- 23 Apr 2013 19:08 - Sapa
- Teachers joining a planned Sadtu protest march will face disciplinary procedures, says the basic education department.
Sisulu wants suits and ties for teachers
- 15 Mar 2013 13:40 - Bongani Nkosi
- If Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has her way, public school teachers will wear business suits and ties.
Sadtu increases heat on Soobrayan
- 28 Feb 2013 19:14 - Bongani Nkosi
- The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has intensified its industrial campaign targeting basic education director general Bobby Soobrayan.
Spectre of inspectors irks teacher unions
- 21 Dec 2012 00:00 - Bongani Nkosi
- Teacher unions have told the Mail & Guardian they will oppose the return of school inspectors, as proposed by President Jacob Zuma.
No money means poorer education
- 26 Oct 2012 00:00 - Bongani Nkosi
- A flawed funding model results in poor schools reducing the number of subjects they offer and enduring larger class sizes than richer schools.
Cosas promises swift action against teachers' strike
- 26 Jul 2012 17:53 - Bongani Nkosi
- Cosas has warned teachers aligned to Sadtu in Ekurhuleni they will be barred from returning to school if they embark on an intended march in the area.
DA lays charges against Sadtu official
- 16 Apr 2012 18:27 - Staff Reporter
- Criminal charges have been laid against a Sadtu official accused of trying to run over DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko with a car.
A watershed moment for Sadtu
- 30 Mar 2012 10:24 - Bongani Nkosi
- Sadtu's call to members to examine their role in delivering education is a sea change in attitude.
Opposition parties slate Zuma's SONA, but only just
- 15 Feb 2012 11:51 - Andisiwe Makinana
- Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma's acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.
Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers' go-slow
- 28 Jan 2012 07:36 - Victoria John
- Cosatu has been mediating between teachers and the Eastern Cape education department to end the go-slow at schools over poor working conditions.
Sadtu opposes reclassification of education
- 24 Jan 2012 11:11 - Staff Reporter
- Sadtu says calls for teaching to be made an essential service and de-unionised is naïve and shows little understanding of inequalities in education.
Teacher bonus ban could head for court
- 20 Jan 2012 12:07 - Victoria John
- Various organisations are investigating the legal basis on which new regulations can be challenged.
Pupils lose out while textbook squabble rages on
- 20 Jan 2012 10:45 - Bongani Nkosi
- The blame game over who is responsible for Limpopo schools' textbook shortage continues, as the province locks horns with national government.
Sadtu threaten more strikes in Eastern Cape
- 19 Jan 2012 12:22 - Staff Reporter
- Sadtu are threatening protests in the Eastern Cape because of teachers' complaints about long hours and poor working conditions.
Revamped assessment methods in 2012
- 13 Dec 2011 16:03 - Thabo Mohlala
- The new curriculum and assessment policy (Caps) will enable teachers to spend more time in the classroom.
Sadtu threatens protest over EC teacher dismissal
- 02 Dec 2011 16:25 - Victoria John
- Sadtu have threatened to protest if the Eastern Cape education department goes ahead with its plan to dismiss 4 200 temporary teachers.
Sadtu boss in hot water over info Bill
- 02 Dec 2011 15:52 - Staff Reporter
- Thobile Ntola, the president of Sadtu, criticised the info Bill publicly without debating it within the teachers' union, leaders say.
Education policy roll out is haphazard, says Sadtu
- 28 Nov 2011 18:04 - Bongani Nkosi
- Teachers' union Sadtu has warned that teachers are becoming increasingly frustrated by the haphazard implementation of curriculum changes.
Education's political nettles
- 18 Nov 2011 09:53 - David Macfarlane
- Trevor Manuel's national development plan is clear on the problems but does it present workable solutions?
Teachers on warpath in E Cape as strike talk escalates
- 15 Nov 2011 16:55 - Victoria John
- About 53 000 Eastern Cape teachers have moved closer to striking as their union talks tough, setting Friday as the deadline for government to respond.
