Articles from South Africa
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Union renewal and development 11 May 2016 Protests lead to the destruction of 23 schools in South Africa’s Limpopo Province
Teachers unions are appealing to the community of Vuwani for calmer heads to prevail as schools and books burn, leaving more than 26,000 students in limbo amid increasing violence in the country’s north-eastern region.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 October 2015 South Africa’s president backs down from raising university tuition
President Jacob Zuma has reversed his decision to raise tuition fees in 2016 amid major student protests that have swept across the country in opposition to a proposed 11.5 percent hike.
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Equity and inclusion 13 May 2015 Teachers stand against xenophobia and violence in South Africa
Education International’s affiliates in South Africa, the South African Democratic Teachers' Union and the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa, have strongly condemned recent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals.
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Standards and working conditions 27 March 2015 South Africa: Support grows for status change for temporary educators
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has voiced its support for the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union’s demand that educators employed on temporary contracts become permanent employees. This is a significant vote of support as the Congress of South African Trade Unions is that country’s national trade union confederation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 October 2014 South Africa: No proper consultation on technology in the classroom
An ambitious government plan to flood classrooms with technology was met with many questions and strong criticism during the national congress of the country’s second largest teachers’ union.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2014 Teachers’ unions join forces as Unite Campaign celebrates in South Africa
Sleeping late wasn’t an option Saturday morning as the streets of Pretoria sprang to life with hundreds of teachers, students, and unionists rising early to celebrate quality education under the sun.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 January 2014 Africa workshop: Privatisation and the Right to Education
EI research affiliates and GCE coalition representatives came together for a three-day Africa and MENA regional conference on “Privatisation and the Right to Education” in Johannesburg, South Africa on 16-18 January 2014.
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Union renewal and development 6 December 2013 South Africa: Nelson Mandela, the world’s teacher, passes away
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, affectionately known as Madiba, anti-apartheid activist and first democratically elected president of South Africa, died last night at the age of 95.
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Union growth 22 August 2013 South Africa: unions bring Department of Basic Education to court
EI’s national affiliates, the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), the South Africa National Professional Teachers’ Organisation (NAPTOSA), and the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie(SAOU), joined by the Professional Educators Union and the National Teachers’ Union, have taken the fight to reinstate a collective agreement to court. The agreement, signed between teacher unions...
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Union growth 18 July 2013 Mandela Day: small actions can change your world
On 18 July, EI marks International Nelson Mandela Day. The day honours Mandela’s life-long dedication to social justice, and urges people to take small actions to improve their communities and change the world. This year's Nelson Mandela International Day will focus on shelter, literacy and food security.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 July 2013 A 'game-change' in AfricaA 'game-change' in Africa
Mary Metcalfe
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Standards and working conditions 5 September 2012 South Africa: increasing workload for school principals
The President of the South African Education Union (SAOU), Dr. Jopie Breed, has expressed concern about the declining capacity of South African’s schools to successfully meet the country’s need for quality schooling.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 March 2012 South Africa: Stop students’ exodus from public schools!
South African education unions demand government measures to counter the trend of students leaving public schools to join private schools.
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Union renewal and development 10 August 2011 Equal Education celebrates tenth library opening
Equal Education has celebrated the opening of its tenth library, established through the Bookery Project, at Kayamandi High School in Kayamandi, South Africa.
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Union renewal and development 19 July 2011 Congress: Minister Xingwana to address Women’s Caucus
South Africa’s Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, the honourable Lulama Xingwana will deliver the keynote address at EI’s Women’s Caucus on 21 July.
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Union renewal and development 5 July 2011 Global Labour University organises a Masters program in South Africa
The Global Labour University (GLU) is inviting trade unionists and labour activists to apply for a specialised Masters program on 'Labour and Globalization' at the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 June 2011 EI statement to mark the twentieth anniversary of abolition of apartheid in South Africa
As over 1600 teacher unionists are about to converge to Cape Town for the 6h World Congress of Education International, EI, on behalf of its 30 million teachers and education workers worldwide, expresses its admiration with all the South African colleagues for their struggle to abolish apartheid, overcome profound injustice...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 June 2011 EI statement to mark the twentieth anniversary of abolition of apartheid in South Africa
As over 1600 teacher unionists are about to converge to Cape Town for the 6h World Congress of Education International, EI, on behalf of its 30 million teachers and education workers worldwide, expresses its admiration with all the South African colleagues for their struggle to abolish apartheid, overcome profound injustice...
EI statement to mark the twentieth anniversary of abolition of apartheid in South Africa