SADTU holds a successful march against Gender Based Violence
Thousands of SADTU members braved the heat on Saturday, 12 August, 2017 and marched from Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown to Moroka Police Station to hand over a memorandum against gender based violence as part of the Union's celebration of Women's Month.
SADTU Western Cape concerned about increase in violence in schools
The Union has noted with concern, that there has been an increase in violence at our schools, directed at Educators, Support staff and Learners. These acts of violence include shooting in and around education institutions, attacks on educator and support staff and violence directed at our learners at school, and when they travel to and from their respective institutions.
KZN SADTU statement following the Court ruling regarding school nutrition
SADTU in KZN welcomes the decision of the Court to set aside the move towards preventing the provision of nutrition to deserving learners in the Province.
SADTU's condolence message to the Khoza Family
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) would like to pay its sincerest condolences to the family of ANC Member of Parliament and Member of the Basic Education Portfolio Committee, Timothy Khoza who died in a car accident while on an oversight visit to schools in Paarl yesterday.
SADTU in Gauteng condemns the use of its name as a scapegoat to justify racist conduct at Klipspruit West Secondary School
SADTU in Gauteng condemns the use of its name as a scapegoat to justify racist conduct by a grouping called Patriots for Equality through its spokesperson Charis Pretorius. This unfortunate baseless pronouncement was made during the ENCA evening news bulletin on 01 August 2017. SADTU and ATU participated in the recruitment process of Klipspruit West Secondary school as observers in terms of the applicable Education Labour Relations Council collective agreement.
SADTU in KZN Raises Critical Questions on the State of Education in the Province
On 28 until 30 July, 2017, SADTU KZN held a Political School for leaders of the Union. More than 700 leaders drawn from 80 branches and 7 regions in the province, attended. As part of the discussions, were the declining standards of living, the austerity measures which result in the growing unemployment and silent retrenchments.
SADTU condemns the conduct of Teachers who "sell marks for sex"
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) condemns in the strongest terms, the conduct of teachers who demand sex from learners in exchange for high marks and other favours as reported in a Sunday newspaper.
SADTU dismayed with the Minister's power drunk trip for close associates at the cost of tax payers
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) has noted with concern and dismay the allegations carried by a weekend publication that the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Ms Faith Muthambi flew and accommodated her close family and friends at tax payers' cost to attend the departmental budget vote in Cape Town.
The Principal Post at Klipspruit West- Racism Must Be Criminalised
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union is extremely perturbed by the unnecessary delay in the filling of the principal post at Klipspruit West Secondary School.
Close to 5000 Temporary Teachers' Contracts to be converted to permanent appointments-A Significant gain for SADTU
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in the North West has welcomed the release of the Department Circular No 21 of 2017 by the Provincial Department of Education that will a see a once-off conversion of close to 5000 temporary teachers' contracts to permanent contracts.
SADTU in the Eastern Cape calls on Education MEC to ensure a credible teacher allocation for 2018
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in the Eastern Cape calls upon Education MEC Mandla Makupula to ensure that the educator post declaration for 2018 will be credible and avoid disputes experienced in respect of the 2017 post establishment. SADTU's call stems from what is clearly a not well considered proposal of the MEC to reduce the number of educator posts for 2018.
Does corruption reign in the Department of Education?
The ink has not even dried since SADTU penned her disgust and dismay on the uncovering of corrupt practices in Umzinyathi District of the Department of education in KwaZulu-Natal; we have further discovered other glaring dirty transactions at the Harry Gwala District situated in Kokstad. It appears that employees exiting the system are targeted by unscrupulous fellow colleagues tasked with assisting them to access their hard earned deposits.
SADTU astonished and angered by fraud and corruption in Umzinyathi District
SADTU KZN has unveiled hidden corruption and fraud by employees in the District of Umzinyathi. KZN SADTU has always argued that the department does have money which, if used properly, can address the backlog in the provision of resources to enhance quality teaching and learning.
SADTU wishes NEHAWU a successful Congress
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) wishes its sister union and steadfast affiliate of COSATU, the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) a successful 11th National Congress that is due take place from 26-29 June in Boksburg under the theme: Strengthen workplace organisation, deepen class consciousness and advance internationalism.
GEPF is not funding South African Airways (SAA)
Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) would like to reiterate and to assure its members, pensioners and beneficiaries that their pension savings are safe.
SADTU condemns the abuse and brutality against women - calls for decisive societal action
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) notes with great shock, an escalation in acts of abuse of women with specific reference to the latest reported incidents where young women were murdered and one gang raped in the Johannesburg Central Business District.
The DA attack on Deputy President exposes its racist nature
SADTU is not surprised by the attack by the Democratic Alliance directed at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa following his address at SADTU KZN Gala Dinner over the weekend. The DA only accepts any opinion which favours its bigoted views. For the DA, an opinion of the Deputy President about SADTU should not hold water because the DA does not share such a view.
SADTU successfully settles the long outstanding dispute on pay progression for TVET lecturers
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) has successfully reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) that will see all TVET College lecturers being paid their outstanding pay progression on or before 30 June 2017.
SADTU Free State Media Statement Post Provincial Conference
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union in the Free State province, held its successful 7th Provincial Conference on the 4th - 6th May 2017 in Parys at Woodland Lodge. The conference was attended by delegates from all the six regions representing 53 branches.
SADTU urges members and the entire country to celebrate Workers' Day
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) joins millions of workers in South Africa and across the globe to celebrate Workers' Day, May 1 in 2017. In South Africa, May 1 conjures many memories of the workers' struggles waged by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) for this day to be given official Workers' Day status by the Nationalist Party Apartheid regime.