SUE BLAINE, Business Day, 12 February 2010

THE Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) call for teaching to be declared an essential service, thus banning teachers from striking, was misinformed and shortsighted, teachers’ trade unions said yesterday.The DA was undeterred and was to submit its application to the Essential Service Committee today , DA basic education spokeswoman Junita Kloppers- Lourens said yesterday.

MEDIA RELEASE

10.02.2010

SADTU is disgusted – but not surprised – by the DA’s call for the removal of the educators’ right to strike. As champions of racial and class privilege, the DA’s opposition to labour rights and strong trade unionism comes as no surprise. The DA is playing a disingenuous political game and SADTU will vigorously oppose any attempt to curtail labour rights granted since the fall of apartheid.

02 February 2010
MEDIA STATEMENT 
 
SADTU in KwaZulu-Natal is saddened by the untimely departure of one of her greatest revolutionaries and a Site Steward in the Department of Education, comrade Zonke Cele.  We are appalled at the brutality directed to an elderly defenceless female murdered in the presence of her granddaughter. 

Comment by Gordon March

Posted 27 January 2010

In reaksie op Mnr H.S. van der Merwe se brief, Gemsbok 15 Januarie 2010,  reageer SADOU graag as volg :

Ons is teleurgetseld met sy kortsigtige en eensydige analise van die faktore wat moontlik bygedra het tot die daling in die 2009 matriek uitslae in die Noord-Kaap.

26 January 2010

MEDIA RELEASE

SADTU KWAZULU NATAL is disturbed by the behavior of the management of the Durban University of Technology. The unrests that we have witnessed in the recent past cannot be over exaggerated. They are as a result of the failure of the management to listen and resolve legitimate issues raised by students.