South African Democratic Teachers Union

The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates

The department’s R2.5 billion budget cut, impacting administration, curriculum, and infrastructure, leaves it with a R3.8 billion shortfall over the next three years

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

Teachers in Mpumalanga’s Manyeleti circuit in the Bohlabela education district are prohibited from marking matric exams following fraud allegations involving teachers and learners

The government has tried to exploit negative sentiment towards public sector workers, but siding with the employer may be even more difficult

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

Angie Motshekga says 2021’s matrics are in ‘a class of their own’ for having persevered through Covid-19 pandemic for two years

More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks

Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone

The Human Rights Commission inquiry into bullying and sex at schools in Limpopo has heard that some principals don’t report cases of a sexual nature that involve teachers and…

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

The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams

This follows an urgent application by individual learners and Sadtu, who wanted the court to set aside a decision by the department for a rewrite of two leaked matric exam papers

Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive

Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago