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Sadtu launches campaign to combat education budget cuts

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) launched its "Go Public Fund Education Campaign" on Friday to push back against ongoing education budget cuts, which will affect more than 2000 educators at the end of the 2024 academic year. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Friday, Western Cape Sadtu secretary Sibongile Kwazi emphasized the importance of prioritizing education in national budgets, particularly in times of financial strain. “When […]

27 September 2024

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WCED’s budget cuts sparks fear of increased inequality and strained classrooms

By Vusuthando Percyvil Dube A major issue that has dominated discussions over the past two weeks is the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) decision to cut over 2,400 educator posts effective 1 January 2025. Significant concerns have been generated by this declaration among educators, education unions, professionals, and members of the public, including parents. The announcement has sparked controversy, with various political parties labeling the claims about funding constraints as […]

9 September 2024

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SADTU rejects call to remove more than 2 000 teachers from education department

By Rachel Mohamed The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) plan to cut more than 2,000 teaching positions for the upcoming school year has been rejected by the Democratic Teachers Union of South Africa (SADTU). Speaking on VOC Breakfast show on Tuesday, the Sadtu Provincial Secretary Sibongile Kwazi said the union has rejected the call to downgrade the education of the poor working class in the Western Cape. According to Kwazi, […]

27 August 2024

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Racism accusations taint Cape Town’s Pinelands High School

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Social media users have shared a video purportedly showing black African students at Pinelands High School being held captive in a cage by their fellow students of colour. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called the video, which shows the students being sold as slaves at auction, extremely upsetting and sad. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said an investigation into the mater is being conducted. “We […]

29 July 2024

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Sadtu concerned about increase in violence, robberies at schools

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has raised concerns about safety in schools across the country. It says violent incidents and robberies have been frequent in schools since the beginning of the 2023 academic year. The union’s spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says KwaZulu-Natal is the most affected. “These incidents are quite frequent, although we do not have the figures with us, we do not have the data. We’re getting reports […]

10 April 2023

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Criminality at schools, pupil dropouts and help for poor areas: Ramaphosa at Sadtu meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa says incidents of violence, abuse and bullying in schools are a grave concern. “The fact that teachers can be attacked in class in schools and some of them stabbed or killed, is something we have never heard of,” Ramaphosa said as the country prepared to celebrate World Teachers Day on Wednesday. Speaking in his capacity as ANC president on Tuesday afternoon, Ramaphosa told a SA Democratic Teachers’ […]

5 October 2022

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Sadtu concerned about state of some schools in KwaZulu-Natal

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has expressed concern over the state of some schools that are reopening in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, following the recent flood damage in the province. At least 600 schools were damaged in the floods and so far at least 443 people are known to have died as a result of the disaster. Sadtu’s Provincial Secretary, Nomarashiya Caluza, says some learners do not have school uniforms after their homes and […]

19 April 2022

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Sadtu concerned about school dropouts rate amid COVID-19 pandemic

Teachers’ union Sadtu says it is deeply concerned about the school dropout rate amid the continuing COVID 19 pandemic. This comes amid reports recently that as many as 750 000 learners may have dropped out of school. The union says the African National Congress (ANC) led government needs to do more to support public schools where learners are bearing the brunt of the dropout rate. On Saturday last week Basic […]

31 July 2021

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Sadtu decries failure to reach targets of vaccinating teachers

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) says the Department of Basic Education has failed to reach its target of vaccinating over half a million teachers and support staff against the coronavirus. Thursday is the deadline set by the department to complete the roll-out in the education sector which started 15 days ago. The teachers union says over 400 000 teachers have received their shots. Sadtu General Secretary Mugwena Maluleke […]

8 July 2021

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