A shocking video showing unruly learners from Hoër Tegniese Skool in Klerksdorp humiliating a teacher has gone viral, sparking outrage across the country and renewing calls for urgent action against school violence and teacher abuse. The North West Department of Education confirmed that the incident took place on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, when a group… Continue reading Viral Video of Klerksdorp Learners Abusing Teacher Sparks Outrage
Tag: South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU)
SADTU to Call Special Congress to Decide Who to Back Between ANC and SACP During 2026 Local Government Elections
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has decided to allow its members to be the ones to decide who to back between the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) during next year’s local government elections. The decision comes after the SACP, a long-time ally of the ANC, decided that it will independently… Continue reading SADTU to Call Special Congress to Decide Who to Back Between ANC and SACP During 2026 Local Government Elections
Minister Gayton Mckenzie Demands Answers after Limpopo Athletes’ Horrific Experience in the Learner Sports Championships
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton Mckenzie has demanded answers after Limpopo learner athletes were deprived of food and slept in a bus ahead of the 2025 national schools Sports Championship Autumn games. The Limpopo athletic team pulled out of the sports championships Autumn games in the final stages due to accommodations and other logistical… Continue reading Minister Gayton Mckenzie Demands Answers after Limpopo Athletes’ Horrific Experience in the Learner Sports Championships
Investigative Committee Recommends Fresh Interviews for Principal Position After R50 000 Bribery Scandal
A committee that was tasked with investigating allegations of bribery and corruption in the hiring of the principal of Ziphathele High School in Clermont, west of Durban, has recommended that the process be started afresh after a bribery scandal. The committee found that there was substance to allegations that one of the interview committee (IC)… Continue reading Investigative Committee Recommends Fresh Interviews for Principal Position After R50 000 Bribery Scandal
Slain SADTU Activist’s Family Cries Foul Over ‘Slow’ Police Investigations
The family of Nkosi Shabalala, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) activist who was killed on 18 January this year in front of his kids and wife, are concerned with the slow pace of the police investigations into the case. Shabalala was from Bergville in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, but lived in Clermont as he… Continue reading Slain SADTU Activist’s Family Cries Foul Over ‘Slow’ Police Investigations
Unions Raise Concerns About KwaZulu-Natal’s Schools Readiness For 2025 After Departmental Funding Crisis
With less than a day before schools open for the start of their 2025 academic year, some of the unions in the education sector have raised alarm regarding the state of readiness in KwaZulu-Natal’s schools. The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) says the provincial Department of Education ended 2024 with numerous unresolved… Continue reading Unions Raise Concerns About KwaZulu-Natal’s Schools Readiness For 2025 After Departmental Funding Crisis
Matric-Cheating Suspects Disappointed With Court Verdict Delays
STUDENTS whose 2012 matric results were withheld by the Mpumalanga Department of Education say they are disappointed about the Mbombela High Court’s failure to deliver judgment on the matter, saying it denied them closure. The affected students approached the court challenging the provincial Department of Education’s decision to withhold their results over allegations of widespread… Continue reading Matric-Cheating Suspects Disappointed With Court Verdict Delays