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Mugwena Maluleke

Public sector strike will further test the ANC’s alliance with Cosatu trade unions
Politics
/ 11 March 2023

Public sector strike will further test the ANC’s alliance with Cosatu trade unions

Relations have soured between Nehawu and its alliance partner, the ANC

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Government stares down public wage conundrum
Business
/ 5 October 2022

Government stares down public wage conundrum

Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending

By Sarah Smit
Pandemic hobbles learners’ futures
Coronavirus
/ 21 January 2021

Pandemic hobbles learners’ futures

South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12

By Bongekile Macupe
Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite
Education
/ 9 December 2020

Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite

The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked matric exams be set aside

By Bongekile Macupe
State’s wage freeze sparks apoplexy
Business
/ 29 October 2020

State’s wage freeze sparks apoplexy

Public sector unions have cried foul over the government’s plan to freeze wages for three years and have vowed to fight back.

By Thando Maeko and Tshegofatso Mathe
Teacher unions know their power — and how to use it
Coronavirus
/ 16 July 2020

Teacher unions know their power — and how to use it

After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close

By Bongekile Macupe
Sadtu calls for the closure of schools
Coronavirus
/ 14 July 2020

Sadtu calls for the closure of schools

Citing cases such as a school to which only four learners returned, to be met by 20 teachers, the union said Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on learning

By Bongekile Macupe
National budget overload piles up
Article
/ 19 January 2018

National budget overload piles up

Public service unions negotiating wage increases blame budget constraints on reckless governance

By Lynley Donnelly
Motshekga blocks re-employment of thousands of teachers
Article
/ 8 April 2015

Motshekga blocks re-employment of thousands of teachers

The department of basic education wants to block the reappointment of public school teachers who have resigned in order to access their pension funds.

By Bongani Nkosi
Teaching Mandarin at school ‘will colonise SA anew’ – Sadtu
Article
/ 8 April 2015

Teaching Mandarin at school ‘will colonise SA anew’ – Sadtu

The education department is offering pupils the option to learn a Chinese language, but the union wants more emphasis placed on indigenous languages.

By Bongani Nkosi
Unions gun for basic education’s Soobrayan
Article
/ 27 July 2013

Unions gun for basic education’s Soobrayan

The South African Democratic Teachers Union wants to be represented at basic education director general bobby Soobrayan’s disciplinary hearing.

By Bongani Nkosi
Sadtu rebels against state’s big stick
Article
/ 15 March 2013

Sadtu rebels against state’s big stick

Teachers vow to fight minister’s plan to bring back ‘destructive’ and ‘autocratic’ school inspectors.

By Bongani Nkosi
Irate teachers spell out Sisulu’s role
Article
/ 15 March 2013

Irate teachers spell out Sisulu’s role

Unions say she is interfering in the business of the basic education department and must back off.

By Bongani Nkosi
Lindiwe Sisulu’s public service plans raise Sadtu’s ire
Article
/ 8 March 2013

Lindiwe Sisulu’s public service plans raise Sadtu’s ire

Lindiwe Sisulu’s plans to whip the public service into shape have put her on a collision course with the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
A watershed moment for Sadtu
Article
/ 30 March 2012

A watershed moment for Sadtu

Sadtu’s call to members to examine their role in delivering education is a sea change in attitude.

By Bongani Nkosi

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