Mugwena Maluleke
latest news & developments
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
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
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
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…
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.
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
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
National budget overload piles up
Public service unions negotiating wage increases blame budget constraints on reckless governance
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.
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.
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.
Sadtu rebels against state’s big stick
Teachers vow to fight minister’s plan to bring back ‘destructive’ and ‘autocratic’ school inspectors.
Irate teachers spell out Sisulu’s role
Unions say she is interfering in the business of the basic education department and must back off.
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.
A watershed moment for Sadtu
Sadtu’s call to members to examine their role in delivering education is a sea change in attitude.