SADTU calls on DHET to rise above politics and lead in the face of COVID-19
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) would like to put it on record that it was one of stakeholders who attended the meeting called by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Training with stakeholders to deal with the COVID-19 threat in the post schooling education and training sector on Tuesday, 17 March 2020.
SADTU accepts Higher Education Minister's apology
The South African Democratic Teachers ’Union ( accepts the apology by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology for omitting to mention that SADTU was one of the organisations who attended a meeting of post school education stakeholders on measures to combat the COVID 19 threat.
SADTU statement on declaration of a National State of Disaster
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) welcomes the declaration of a National State of Disaster as announced by State President Cyril Ramaphosa in order to curb the spread of COVID 19. We commend this decisive action.
SADTU Post NEC Meeting
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), the largest union in the education and public service sector, is calling for more proactive measures from government towards curbing the spread of Coronavirus. The issue is one of many matters discussed at the Union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on 6 and 7 March at Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg.
SADTU Limpopo Province to host Matric Results Appreciation Function for Principals of Schools
The South African Democratic Teacher's Union in Limpopo Province will host a function to honour principals of schools who excelled in the 2019 National Senior Certificate Matric Results. The awards will be extended to the principals of schools that attained more than 80% passes and have demonstrated excellent leadership qualities in schools they lead.
SADTU to join Creatives and Activists in a picket outside the US Embassy
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU), the largest union in the education and public service sector shall join activists, academics, actors, artists and other creatives in a picket outside the United States Embassy on Monday, 24th February 2020 against the pressure the US is putting on South Africa not to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill.
SADTU Eastern Cape to honour Teacher Excellence
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in the Eastern Cape shall honour more than 300 members who have excelled in their areas of specialisation that include among others, attaining more than 80% passes in the subjects they taught in the 2019 National Senior Certificate examinations, excelling in organising extra-curricular activities in their schools, demonstrating excellent leadership qualities, etc.
SADTU mourns Teachers Tragic Death
SADTU Gauteng expresses shock and grief at the tragic death of three teachers who died in a fatal car accident on Sunday, 26 January 2020.
SADTU welcomes the beginning of the 2020 Academic year
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) - the biggest union in the education and public service sectors - welcomes all teachers, lecturers, education support personnel and learners back to school in the start of the 2020 academic year.
SADTU Calls on the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill Now!
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union would like to wish the African National Congress a happy birthday as it marks 108 years since the historic founding of the people’s organization in Bloemfontein in 1912. History has it on record that at the epicenter of its founding, was the systemic exclusion of the black and poor majority that found expression through restrictive mechanisms such as the Land Act of 1913 and later on the apartheid regime in its formalized form.
SADTU Calls on the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill Now!
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union would like to wish the African National Congress a happy birthday as it marks 108 years since the historic founding of the people’s organization in Bloemfontein in 1912. History has it on record that at the epicenter of its founding, was the systemic exclusion of the black and poor majority that found expression through restrictive mechanisms such as the Land Act of 1913 and later on the apartheid regime in its formalized form.
SADTU statement on the 2019 NSC results of Kwazulu Natal
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu Natal welcomes the improvement in the performance of the province in the class of 2019. KwaZulu Natal moved from 76.20% in 2018 to 81.3% in 2019 thus making a big contribution towards the 81.3% average of the country’s performance.
SADTU in Mpumalanga welcomes the 2019 matric results
We wish to congratulate all learners who throughout the year made great sacrifices and dedicated themselves in order to achieve these sterling results.
SADTU Free State Congratulates Matric Class of 2019
The South African Democratic Teachers Union in Free State received with appreciation the excellent performance by the matric learners of 2019. The province has improved its performance from 87,5% in 2018 to 88,4% in 2019, reclaiming the number one spot in the country. As SADTU in Free State we wish learners who passed all the best in their new endeavours. And to those who could not make it, this should not be the end of the road as there are opportunities to explore to be able to attain this crucial matric certificate.
SADTU Limpopo Province media statement on the release of the 2019 NSC Matric Results
SADTU Limpopo Province welcomes the 2019 NSC Matric Results wherein the province obtained an overall performance of 73, 2 %, which reflects an overall improvement of 3.8%.
WCED study tour to Israel
SADTU Western Cape became aware of the study tour to Israel during mid-December 2019, when a teacher complained that she had to choose between marking and embarking on the study tour to the holocaust center in Israel.
SADTU Post NEC Statement
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the South African Democratic Teachers Union(SADTU) met for the last time in 2019 at the Indaba Hotel, Fourways in Gauteng from 9 until 11 December, 2019.
SADTU warns Mashaba to stop using the union’s name to gain traction
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), the largest union in the education and public service sectors cannot allow former DA member and Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba to denigrate SADTU using his former master’s tactics.
SADTU warns Treasury to stop using the Public Wage Bill to appease Rating Agencies and Business
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), the largest union in the education and public service sector is sick and tired of Treasury’s attempts to run roughshod over public servants with threats of cutting the public service sector wage bill.
SADTU reaction on the sentencing of a learner
The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate Court handed a ground breaking sentence to a learner who assaulted his female teacher early in August this year. The 24-year-old learner, allegedly a repeat offender, will remain behind bars for 17 years. He is indeed unfit to be in the same environment with law abiding citizens. SADTU equally noted with justifiable anger that the learner was supposed to have been enrolled in institutions of learning suitable for his age if the recorded age of 24 years is correct.