ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa says education will only improve if teachers take competency tests, assessments that Sadtu has called demeaning.
Efforts to address past injustices have lowered the bar for education in South Africa, says Agang SA leader Maphela Ramphele.
In a declaration after its national general council, Sadtu has urged its members to support Cosatu’s suspension of general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
The issue of payments to matric markers, which has been at the centre of a Labour Court dispute has raised the same questions as the textbook debacle.
The basic education department’s advocate says Bobby Soobrayan was not authorised to sign the agreement, which makes it null and void.
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has denied supporting Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s apology for an extra-marital affair.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union wants to be represented at basic education director general bobby Soobrayan’s disciplinary hearing.
Unions and opposition parties have questioned why Angie Motshekga survived President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle despite her poor record.
Sadtu says it will ramp up its mobilisation for the axing of Bobby Soobrayan, the director general of the basic education department.
The Western Cape wants teacher union Sadtu to pay the legal costs should 17 schools in the province lose their legal battle to stay open.
For 10 years the Eastern Cape has failed to deal adequately with sick teachers and vacant posts.
Sadtu has suspended its strike after the basic education minister agreed to some of its demands, including an investigation into her director general.
Considering the amount of time children spend at school, there is no doubt that teachers play a role in shaping the way children conduct themselves.
Union threatens chaos during midyear exams if the ruling party doesn’t accede to its wishes.
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Classrooms stood empty as Sadtu members took to the streets calling for Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan to step down immediately.
Sadtu has threatened a full-blown strike if Zuma does not respond within 21 days to their demand to fire Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan.
Cosatu has warned Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga not to take action against protesting teachers at the Sadtu march.
Sadtu expects about 25 000 of its members to take part in Wednesday’s march to pressure basic education’s minister and director general to resign.
Teachers joining a planned Sadtu protest march will face disciplinary procedures, says the basic education department.
Sadtu’s protest over marker payments is just the labour facet of a far wider political battle.
Hundreds of South African Democratic Teachers’ Union members have picketed outside the education department’s Durban office.
The minister has chosen not to comment on plans by Sadtu teachers to start a go-slow in a a call for her resignation.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union has threatened protests in North West if the provincial education minister Louisa Mabe does not resign.
Teachers vow to fight minister’s plan to bring back ‘destructive’ and ‘autocratic’ school inspectors.
Unions say she is interfering in the business of the basic education department and must back off.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has accused the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) of failing to appreciate the importance of education.
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.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga must resign with immediate effect, says the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union.
Sadtu kicked off its industrial campaign to have department of basic education director general Bobby Soobrayan sacked from his position.
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