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Addressing about 1,000 teachers during a mass meeting yesterday, Senye said: "Whether Barbara (Creecy) likes it or not, we will have our meetings. Despite Barbara, we will vote for the ANC during the elections and they will remove her. Let us not embrace satanic people. Down with Satanism.

"You cannot be friends with white people, they will Satanise you," he said.

Creecy was called "satanic" for implementing the no work, no pay policy for teachers who took part in last year's month-long public sector strike.

Creecy's spokesperson Charles Phahlane said: "The policy of no work, no pay will continue."

Senye said: "The bank called and asked when I would pay for my car. I cannot pay and I do not care. They can repossess it. We must show strength as a region.

"Barbara is trying to destroy us. Angie (Motshekga) tried and now she is gone. Mary (Metcalfe) tried and now she has vanished. People have tried to destroy the union and failed. At no stage should you be friends with white people, they will satanise you.

"Our region has 10,000 members and only 75 of them are white. This is a non-racial union. We welcome everyone. We have never had a problem with Indian teachers. They have always been our members."

Senye, who is also the principal of Meadowlands High School, said: "There are two white learners at Meadowlands High. Barbara is not happy about this. She wants them to go to Parktown and other schools in the suburbs."

The DA's Gauteng education spokesperson Khume Ramulifho said: "It is the department's fault. They are afraid of the union. They will make threats but will eventually back off. Teachers who do their job have no protection from the department."

Sadtu in Soweto is demanding a 10 percent salary increase for 2011-2012. They have vowed to get it.

Senye and teacher Ofentse Phehle will appear in court on Monday for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old pupil.

Sadtu regional secretary Ronald Nyathi said: "The department has a special project to divide Sadtu and remove some leaders. On Monday, when comrade Moss appears in court, you must be there. When the magistrate sees that people have no supporters, they believe they are criminals. Moss is not a criminal. If we let him go down, we might as well close shop. If we do not go to court, we will be endorsing the MEC's claim that Sadtu is too strong and irrelevant in education.

"The department must withdraw charges and then teachers will teach. If they want peace and tranquility, they must cancel all charges against our leaders."

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Mar 11, 2011

Memme

Aowa mo gona Senye made a mistake, Why is he being a racist now ?? Come on people We fought struggle to be ONE NATION not to discrimainate against each other.
I understand he might be angry and all that but Discriminating white people like that is wrong and calling Creepy a satanist ?? Hee bana go bothatha mos moo.
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Mar 11, 2011

MtshepaRepa

how could you say that man? shame on your self...are you an exorcist? can you see who is satanic and who is not?
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Mar 11, 2011

ZA2011

Too sad,the colour of skin doesnt define who we are, our personalities do.What wrong with our elected official South African, we have to start voting for those minister to run the office, not somebody from ANC who doesnt even fit to lead to choose for us. Look what we are getting .. mentally retarded people running the country who scared to have different opinion because they dont understand the question and forget that even if were all black we will still have disagreement. Lets try to respect each other whatever colour we are we all breath the same.
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Mar 11, 2011

SexyNobza

Legona why call people satanists. Someone tell me why leaders are so out of it these days. I just don't get it. Hhayi-ke bathong!!! Bring your point to the fore without calling people names. I respect all good leaders, but those who call people names, no ways, I just see them as poor leaders. That is if they even deserve to be called leaders.
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Mar 11, 2011

QueenB

Morning All ooohhh Thank God its Frivas....

@Senye ur soooo disappointin n really what message are u sending out there...Satanists??????? ur jus sooo childish n ur tantrums holds no waters...who is supposed to take u serious as the principal if u act like tis haai sis ur disgusting for a man of ur caliber
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Mar 11, 2011

KAPPA

Strong language Senye.
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Mar 11, 2011

Pokolo

Senye o Senya democracy that we all embrace, this boy does not deserve to be a leader.
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Mar 11, 2011

CrazyE

this is racism in reverse, we shouldn't encourage it
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Mar 11, 2011

Wonder

Somebody please shoot this mathafacka!

I'm glad he will never be a teacher to my kids, what kind of a role model is this fool? funny part is that eventually, he will have his way because the ANC is so spineless, i really miss T Mbeki!
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Mar 11, 2011

Mzabalazo

These racist black people have gone too far, they make feel so ashamed, I do not see them changing, Bayasinyanyisa.This Senye guy is contradicts himself: "we are a non-racial organisation" and yet he says be not be friends with whites. How do you become non-racial when you single people by colour who mustn't be accepeted as friends? Is it the policy of MEC of education or the gvt policy that says no work no pay? If it the policy of the govt then the govt is satanist and should not be made friends with according to Senye.
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