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Yesterday, Sadtu in the province announced that its members would not work for "unpaid overtime" to recoup the six months wasted due to the delay in the delivery of textbooks.

At the weekend, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced a recovery plan, indicating that schools in the province would use the June school holidays to make up for time lost.

While welcoming the recovery plan, Sadtu said its members would only work if paid for the extra hours.

"They told us that they are working on a recovery plan, so far there is nothing presented to us, but we want to indicate that we are ready on condition that the recovery plan will be paid for," Sadtu provincial secretary Matome Raphasha announced.

"It is an extra exercise, which is not part of our normal work, everyone who works overtime deserves to be paid.

"Our own children are affected too, but who caused the mess? We are not responsible for the mess. It was the department ... so it must bear responsibility," he said.

Motshekga had promised that all schools in the province would receive their textbooks by tomorrow.

This after the department of education had failed to meet last week's deadline to deliver the books.

The deadline was set by the Pretoria High Court following an action by civil society organisation Section 21 - forcing the department to deliver books in the province.

Learners in grades 12 and R have been without textbooks for the past six months. This after the department had introduced a new curriculum for the grades.

Sadtu blames the situation in the province on poor administration.

The union has also warned that it would down tools if schools were not given textbooks as promised.

Education analyst Norman Mafumo said the recovery plan - in the third quarter of the year - would not work, and that the situation would haunt the department forever.

"The recovery plan is planned for the sake of saying we have done the work, but it will not solve the problem. Pupils must be mentally fit when they sit for the year-end examination," said Mafumo

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Jun 26, 2012

MommaC

Well I wonder how it feels to be on the other side of this fence for Angie?
Gotta love the predictability of SAD teachers union. They are always happy to contribute to the problem.
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Jun 26, 2012

Bombay_Mafia

Angie one said " i have good relationship with de unions"
Now is the time to show us the good relationship u were talking about "Madam Basic Education"

ANC shuld excuse u from the policy conference, until u have sort out ya mess ko Limpopo, and only if they care.

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Jun 26, 2012

ThirdEye

The Union have a point, this minister has failed to act.
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Jun 26, 2012

Kasiologist

SADTU is right, no unpaid overtime, especially for a mess that the teachers did not create. If gorvenment is not going to scratch the teacher's back, i see no reason why the teachers should jump at the first opportunity to bail gorvenment out. It serves as a lesson to Angie and crew, messup and pay!!
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Jun 26, 2012

LBS

@Kasiologist
SADTU is right, no unpaid overtime, especially for a mess that the teachers did not create. If gorvenment is not going to scratch the teacher's back, i see no reason why the teachers should jump at the first opportunity to bail gorvenment out. It serves as a lesson to Angie and crew, messup and pay!!

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While I hear what you are saying AND agree that teachers should be paid for overtime, may I remind you that these same teachers sat on their collective backsides and did nothing for 6 months while happily accepting their pay cheques!
They're not bailing out the government they'd be helping the children.
Angie is a disgrace and should be fired immediately !!
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Jun 26, 2012

MGEEZ

Sadtu as long as you are in n alliance with an incompetent administration then you are as guilty as that administration!!!
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Jun 26, 2012

rahima

These ANCpf cadres have just given me my laugh for the week. I can't vomit anymore.
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Jun 26, 2012

malemaforpresident

APARTHEID ADMINISTRATION WAS THE BEST NXAAA ANGIE MUST FKOF
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Jun 26, 2012

Sixpack

For six nths the SADTU teachers just sat around, doing nothing but getting full pay. Now that they finally get the opportunity to ply their trade again, they demand double pay !!!
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Jun 26, 2012

Sixpack

For six months the SADTU teachers just sat around, doing nothing but getting full pay. Now that they finally get the opportunity to ply their trade again, they demand double pay !!!
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