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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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WCED clarifies some misconceptions, due to budget cuts

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is grappling with an R870-million deficit in the 2024/2025 financial year due to substantial national budget cuts, according to WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond. Hammond elaborated on the repercussions of these budget reductions, stating, “Last year, we were faced with large budget cuts, which affected how we pay our salaries. Our department had to significantly reduce its infrastructure budget. This year, we […]

8 April 2024

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Outrage at learner seen hurling insults at teacher

The education sector and the community at Maphophe near Malamulele in Limpopo have expressed shock following the circulation of cellphone footage reportedly showing a learner hurling insults at a teacher. The video, believed to have been shot at Basopa Secondary School at the village, shows a boy ridiculing his teacher’s hairstyle, to the amusement of his peers. The incident reportedly happened in August 2022. Community members at Maphophe have described […]

12 February 2023

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Four Western Cape Teachers win big at National Teaching Awards

The National Teaching Awards took place in Gauteng this morning, and six of the provincial nominees placed in the top three nationally, with FOUR having WON their categories!. Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences: Ms Luize Kroukamp, Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch – WINNER Excellence in Teaching Physical Sciences: Ms Marieke Pretorius, Apex High School, Eerste River – WINNER Excellence in Special Needs Leadership: Ms Yolanda Lupondo, Siviwe School of Skills, Gugulethu – WINNER Kader Asmal Lifetime Achievement […]

20 October 2022

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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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Heinz Park primary school teacher shot and killed

A teacher was shot and killed at Heinz Park primary school this morning. The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) said the incident took place before 8am while the 52-year-old man was sitting in his vehicle. SAPS Spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut said two unknown suspects fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. "Any person with information regarding the murder is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111," […]

21 September 2021

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Teachers line up for Covid-19 vaccine protection as jabs roll out to school staff

Excitement, relief and some uncertainty. These were the mixed emotions shared by some education department staff who arrived at the Rabasotho community centre in Thembisa to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations on Wednesday. Minister Angie Motshekga had arrived at the centre to oversee the process. She was joined by education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, who also received his jab at the centre. Dressed to the nines in all black, with a swanky, […]

23 June 2021

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Aspen to provide 300 000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine for SA teachers

South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has welcomed the announcement that pharmaceutical company, Aspen will within days, provide 300 000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for South African teachers. It says the doses will come from abroad and won’t be part of the two million doses that they have to destroy at their Gqebera production facility in the Eastern Cape, as a result of contamination in United […]

15 June 2021

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Plans in place to vaccinate 42k teachers once J&J jab approved – WC health dept

The Western Cape Health Department said that it planned to vaccinate more than 42,000 teachers swiftly once it got the FDA's green light to administer the Johnson & Johnson jab. Over 200,000 vaccine shots have already been administered in the province and authorities are hoping to scale up even further. Once more vaccines were supplied, health authorities aimed to process 120,000 vaccinations every week. While the COVID-19 caseload continued to […]

9 June 2021

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