WHILE Eastern Cape education department met with Treasury to discuss the financial implications of the reinstatement of thousands of temporary teachers, Sadtu-affiliated teachers abandoned classes to attend another union meeting.
Despite an agreement for teachers to return to class after the department caved in to pressure from Sadtu and agreed to reinstate 4000 temporary teachers - putting an end to the go-slow - pupils were left to their own devices yesterday as teachers went to hear details of the agreement.
Pupils had to make do without teachers as they gathered to "officially" hear about the agreement between the unions, MEC Mandla Makupula and Premier Noxolo Kiviet.
Temp teachers desert classes
WHILE Eastern Cape education department met with Treasury to discuss the financial implications of the reinstatement of thousands of temporary teachers, Sadtu-affiliated teachers abandoned classes to attend another union meeting.
Despite an agreement for teachers to return to class after the department caved in to pressure from Sadtu and agreed to reinstate 4000 temporary teachers - putting an end to the go-slow - pupils were left to their own devices yesterday as teachers went to hear details of the agreement.
Pupils had to make do without teachers as they gathered to "officially" hear about the agreement between the unions, MEC Mandla Makupula and Premier Noxolo Kiviet.
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