Workers Revolutionary Party
âFree the Vaccineâ protest in front of the Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, USA, highlighting the millions of dollars of taxpayers money received by the company
âAS WE struggle to stay alive, and literally fight for our lives as peoples of the Global South, we believe it is time for countries of the North to take responsibility and rise to the challenge.
âWe direct this challenge, first, to the US government which we believe is well positioned in the fight against the pandemic to take the lead in showing a new generosity to the rest of the world, now that Donald Trump has been retired.
Canny Maphanga, News24
Teachers across the country have returned to the stations ahead of the start of the 2021 academic year.
Pupils are set to return to school on 15 February, with the opening date delayed due to a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
Teachers unions say their members remain concerned for their health.
While teachers across the country returned to their schools on Monday, unions remain concerned about the safety of those on duty.
South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said teachers had never indicated that they did not want to be at work. Teachers want to be at work, but they want to work under proper health and safety protocols. Teachers want support because they too have been subjected to trauma, Maluleke said.
Public Sector Unions including SADTU challenge the Labour Appeal Court ruling
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Three public-sector unions affiliated to labour federation COSATU have applied for leave to appeal against a Labour Appeal Court ruling that their three-year collective agreement with the government over wages was unconstitutionally invalid and unlawful.
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) notes and welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s decision to delay the opening of schools from the 27th of January and allow the learners on the 15th of February depending on the virus’ behavior during the two-week delay. However, the SADTU does not agree with the call for educators and SMTs to report for duty from the 25th of January. The unions were not consulted. We wonder what informed this decision because teachers are as .
A proposal to delay the reopening of schools is expected to be made by education authorities to the national coronavirus command council .
City Press has learnt that education stakeholders met with the department of basic education director-general Mathanzima Mweli on Wednesday to discuss the matter.
Two unions and a national school governing body organisation have confirmed that it was agreed that the department would propose the delay of the reopening of schools on January 27 to a later date in February.
Chris Klopper, CEO of the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie, told City Press on Thursday that they were aware of the proposal.