Parents call strike a tragedy
admin @ September 3, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Johannesburg - The National Association of Parents in School Governance (NAPSG) called the protracted public servants’ strike at schools “a tragedy” on Thursday.
Sadtu members try to disrupt Joburg school
admin @ September 1, 2010 # No Comment Yet
SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) members participating in the ongoing public service strike tried - without success - to disrupt teaching at Bramley Primary School in Joburg today.
The strike entered its 15th day today, with hopes for an end coming in the form of a new wage offer from government that could see strikers back […]
‘I am relieved I did not take my life’
admin @ August 30, 2010 # No Comment Yet
“It was a mistake. Go back to Grade 11.” This was the devastating news given to Limpopo pupil Kgaugelo Ramokone, 18, eight months into what she thought was her matric year.
‘Exams must go ahead in W Cape’
admin @ August 27, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Education MEC Donald Grant is being unrealistic if he expects the September exams to go ahead as scheduled, teachers’ unions say.
KZN could also delay matric exams
admin @ August 26, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department says it could join its counterparts in other provinces in postponing matric trial examinations as a result of the public servants’ strike.
School exams will go ahead as planned
admin @ August 25, 2010 # No Comment Yet
September exams are expected to start at most schools next week - and as no end is in sight for the teachers’ strike, district officials are to be pulled from the Education Department’s offices to invigilate.
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) is striking for a sixth day on Wednesday for better pay, but it […]
Hotline to help pupils hit by service strike
admin @ August 24, 2010 # No Comment Yet
A strike hotline that can be contacted if pupils require learning materials, or are unsupervised in class, has been made available by the Department of Basic Education.
Department spokesperson Dr Granville Whittle said pupils who needed assistance with learning materials could call the hotline at 0800 202 933.
78 000 more teachers to join strike
admin @ August 23, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Two more teachers’ unions will join the public services strike this week, writing off at least three more days of teaching at some schools as experts predict serious problems for this year’s matrics.
The Cosatu-affiliated South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) held a one-day strike on August 10, and started its indefinite strike last Wednesday.
Chalk down, parents step in
admin @ August 19, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Schoolchildren are being urged to go to classes as parents mobilise retired teachers and university students to fill the gap during a nationwide public servants strike.
The 245 000-strong South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Wednesday kicks off an indefinite strike after the breakdown of protracted wage negotiations with the government.
Teachers fired over sexual misconduct claims
admin @ August 13, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has dismissed three teachers for alleged sexual misconduct at the Filadelfia Secondary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, the department said on Thursday.