Sisulu hits snag with Sadtu

2013-06-19 13:59

Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will meet teacher union Sadtu regarding teachers' pay, MPs have heard.

School closures in 'children's interest'

2013-06-10 19:45

The process leading to the decision to close 17 Western Cape schools was procedurally fair, lawyers acting for the provincial education department have argued.

Sadtu: Racism rife at Free State schools

2013-06-05 19:40
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Racism is rife at schools across the Free State and requires an investigation, the SA Democratic Teachers' Union says.

Motshekga gives in to Sadtu demands

2013-05-06 22:22
87 comments

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union has suspended all protest action after Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga agreed to meet a host of its demands.

Gender body wants talks with Sadtu

2013-05-04 07:19

The Commission for Gender Equality intends meeting teacher union Sadtu about the conduct of its members during a recent march, the commission says.

Sadtu denies getting panties letter

2013-05-01 07:53

Cosatu and teacher union Sadtu have denied receiving correspondence from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga which was published as an open letter.

Sadtu condemns Motshekga's 'underwear'

2013-04-26 22:37

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union has criticised the conduct of some of its members during a protest march.

ANCWL: Hands off Motshekga

2013-04-25 17:18

The ANC Women’s League has come out in support of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga following Sadtu's call for her and her director general Bobby Soobrayan to resign.

Don't punish teachers, Cosatu warns

2013-04-24 18:49

Cosatu has warned Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga not to take action against protesting teachers.

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Sadtu storms Union Buildings

2013-04-24 17:30

Police struggled to control thousands of striking union members at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Watch protesters push through police barriers in an attempt to enter the buildings.

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Western Cape Sadtu strike

2013-04-24 15:22

Thousands of teachers took to the streets on Wednesday, marching for better working conditions. Watch.

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Cosatu: Apartheid lingers in SA education

2013-04-24 13:52
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Structural deficiencies in the South African education system need to be addressed urgently, Cosatu has said during a protest by teachers.

Sadtu march under way in Pretoria

2013-04-24 12:14

SA Democratic Teachers' Union members have started striking in Marabastad on the outskirts of Pretoria CBD. It is estimated that there are 5 000 strikers in the city.

Cops out in force ahead of Sadtu march

2013-04-24 10:17

Police and metro police officers as well as emergency services officials have been deployed to the outskirts of Pretoria ahead of a planned Sadtu march to the Union Buildings.

Thousands of teachers set to march

2013-04-24 07:28
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Up to 25 000 members of the SA Democratic Teachers Union are set to hit the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town in a national protest march organised by the union.

Sadtu to march in Pretoria, Cape Town

2013-04-23 12:00

Planned marches by at least 25 000 members of the SA Democratic Teachers' Union in Pretoria and Cape Town will go ahead, the union says.

Dept, Sadtu at impasse over strike

2013-04-22 22:44

The basic education department and Sadtu have failed to agree on whether a planned march by teachers is legal.

Durban teachers call for minister's head

2013-04-17 17:49

Hundreds of SA Democratic Teachers' Union members have picketed outside the education department's Durban office.

Sadtu: Go slow still going

2013-04-11 16:57

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union is pleased with the conduct of members in their work-to-rule action, spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says.

Motshekga 'bothered' by Sadtu action

2013-04-09 11:27

The SA Democratic Teachers' Union's call for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to resign is regrettable, the department says, as teachers embark on a go-slow.

Sadtu members to embark on go-slow

2013-04-08 10:11

The SA Democratic Teachers Union says its members will embark on a national go-slow when schools reopen this week, calling for the resignation of the education minister.

KwaZulu-Natal chalk-down looms

2013-03-19 18:19

KwaZulu-Natal teachers will report for work next week but will be on a go-slow, the SA Democratic Teachers' Union says.

Mantashe takes on education union

2013-03-10 14:11

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has accused the SA Democratic Teachers' Union of failing to appreciate the importance of education.

Teacher register: Final say not minister's

2013-03-07 22:19
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A biometric register to crack down on teacher absenteeism will not be introduced without union buy-in, and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will not have the final say on implementation.

Teacher shortage heads for court

2013-03-06 18:50

The Centre for Child Law is taking Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to court over the shortage of teachers in the Eastern Cape.

 

MEC wants Sadtu to pay for schools

2013-06-11 19:23

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.

DA disgusted by school racism

2013-06-06 17:17
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The DA has condemned apparent racism at a Bloemfontein school.

Police urged to find Sadtu leader’s killers

2013-05-10 13:10

The police must arrest the killers of SA Democratic Teachers' Union [Sadtu] regional KwaZulu-Natal leader Nathi Zondi, the SACP says.

Motlanthe: Teachers are role models

2013-05-04 20:10

Teachers are viewed by society as models of moral excellence and transmitters of culture, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.

Cabinet condemns panties display

2013-05-02 14:20

The display of women's underwear during a teachers' strike last week was "anarchic", Cabinet said on Thursday.

'Angie's panties' heading for court

2013-04-28 21:28
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The ANCWL intends approaching the Equality Court after protesting teachers displayed a pair of panties they said belonged to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Govt shocked, disappointed in Sadtu

2013-04-25 22:28
116 comments

The government says it is shocked and disappointed at the behaviour of Sadtu members who publicly displayed a piece of underwear attributed to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Dept: Poor hardest hit by teacher strike

2013-04-24 22:18

A protest march held by the SA Democratic Teachers Union exclusively affected pupils from poor communities, the department of basic education says.

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Sadtu march in Pretoria

2013-04-24 17:39

Cosatu warned Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Wednesday not to take action against protesting teachers. Watch.

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Cosatu threatens to join teachers

2013-04-24 16:47

If calls by protesting Sadtu members are not heeded, Cosatu members will join them on the streets, its Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich has vowed.

Protesters try to force way into Union Buildings

2013-04-24 15:04
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Police have struggled to control thousands of striking teachers' union members who pushed through police barriers in an attempt to enter the Union Buildings.

Sadtu march gets going in Cape Town

2013-04-24 12:29

Hundreds of Sadtu members have started marching to Parliament in Cape Town.

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Sadtu march

2013-04-24 11:03

See all the latest pictures as members of the SA Democratic Teachers' Union march in Pretoria and Cape Town.

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Protesters gather for Sadtu march

2013-04-24 09:27

Members of the SA Democratic Teachers' Union have started converging on the outskirts of Pretoria for their protest march to the Union Buildings.

Strike and be disciplined, teachers warned

2013-04-23 22:27

Teachers joining a planned SA Democratic Teachers' Union protest march will face disciplinary procedures, the basic education department says.

Pupils asked to take day off, join protest

2013-04-23 10:23
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Cosatu and teachers' unions have asked high school pupils to take a day off to join a protest march against education inequality.

Section27: Education dept in breach of court

2013-04-18 13:49

The basic education department is in breach of a court order regarding textbook delivery, civil rights group Section27 says.

Schools stay open as MEC loses court bid

2013-04-12 22:01

The Constitutional Court has refused Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant leave to appeal a decision by the Western Cape High Court to keep 17 schools in the province open.

Sadtu go-slow illegal, DA says

2013-04-09 18:50

A go-slow by the SA Democratic Teachers' Union is illegal, the Democratic Alliance says.

Motshekga won't comment on go-slow

2013-04-08 11:50
82 comments

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has opted to remain silent on a looming go-slow by Sadtu members who are calling for her dismissal.

Some schools still without textbooks

2013-04-03 07:08
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The first school term is over and some schools - mostly in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape - have not yet received textbooks, according to a report.

Cosatu vows to reform apartheid wages

2013-03-12 15:46

Cosatu will fight to transform apartheid wage structures and craft a new minimum wage policy, federation leader Sidumo Dlamini says.

Sadtu to march over Minister Motshekga

2013-03-08 12:06

Teachers' union members have said they intend calling for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's resignation during a march in Durban.

Sadtu missing opportunity for debate

2013-03-06 20:27

Teacher union Sadtu is missing an opportunity to add to the debate on teaching being an essential service, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says.

Motshekga must go, says Sadtu

2013-03-05 16:56

Teacher union Sadtu has called for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to resign, saying it has lost confidence in her.

 
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