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Teacher union demands test ANC’s resolve
Union threatens chaos during midyear exams if the ruling party doesn’t accede to its wishes.
Unions, GDE at odds over deductions
The Suid Afrikaanse Onderwyser-Unie has served the GDE with notice to appear before the Labour Court over hat it calls "illegal strike deductions".
Northern Cape scraps matric prelims
In an unprecedented move, the Northern Cape education department has scrapped matric prelim exams for the class of 2010.
Strike: Matric chaos looms
With such little time left I have serious reservations that we will finish the syllabus. Even if we try to, it would be a rushed process'
Teacher strike over, but new pay row looms
As teachers trickled back to work after their strike was suspended on Monday, unions looked to be heading for a showdown over the no work, no pay rule
Sadtu wants KZN prelims ‘scrapped’
KwaZulu-Natal matric preliminary exams should be cancelled and the time used to prepare for the final examinations, Sadtu said on Tuesday.
‘We’ll accept’, says Sadtu firebrand
One of Sadtu's most militant leaders, Ronald Nyathi, has indicated that the teacher's strike could be soon be over because his region has accepted the state's revised wage offer.
‘Union lords’, not idealists, running show at Sadtu
Teachers hijacked by 'narrow-minded daredevils, says expert.
DA: Principals ‘left to fend for themselves’
The DA has questioned the department of basic education's ability to ensure that the no-work, no-pay rule for striking teachers is enforced.
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