Message of Support from SADTU President, Comrade Thobile Ntola

On behalf of the leadership of SADTU and our 250,000 members, we welcome the laptop initiative and commit the Union to provide every assistance to the successful roll out of this very important programme.

The potential benefits of this programme – for teachers, learners and the education system – are manifold:

Speech by Comrade Thobile Ntola, President of SADTU at the “1 Goal Campaign: Education for All” march at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg.

10 June 2010

Comrades allow me to greet you on behalf of the leadership of the South African Democratic Teachers Union and our quarter of a million members. As a union we are committed to the ‘1 Goal Campaign’ – which also reflects the call of the 1956 Freedom Charter for free and equal education for all.

AT THE SADTU NATONALGENERAL COUNCIL, KOPANONG CONFERENCE CENTRE, 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

Cde President of SADTU
The Acting General Secretary
The entire leadership collective
The leadership of COSATU and the ANC
Former leaders present here
And most importantly, dear delegates

I bring you greeting of the Central Committee of the SACP and its entire membership.  The SACP once more is deeply honoured to address this august gathering, the parliament of educators in the country.

The President of SADTU,
The entire SADTU NEC present here today
Comrades’ delegates and compatriots

COTASU is honoured to have been invited to this important meeting which is taking place in the midst of the economic challenges facing the world today and just 10 days before the COSATU’s 10th National Congress.

Comrades there are three key interconnected challenges facing our movement today and these include the following:

                                                           Free State, Bloemfontein, 7 October 2009