
Teachers strike
Teachers at Joburg School for Autism on strike
Several teachers at the Johannesburg School for Autism abandoned their classrooms to demonstrate against poor working conditions, in Parktown on Wednesday.
The ministry of education estimated that almost 60% of schools were closed as some 50,000 teachers staged a 'mega-strike'.
On Tuesday, a nationwide strike by public sector teachers for better pay got off to a patchy start, as some stayed at home while others attended school but did not teach amid fears of further intimidation.
The planned strike by more than 100,000 teachers comes shortly after Mnangagwa cut short his annual vacation to try and end a month-long strike by state doctors demanding higher salaries and improved work conditions.
At least eight educators have not reported for school for several weeks following allegations of victimisation at the school.
A statement from the teachers union, Zimta, said they were taking this action out of frustration and despair.
Cosatu says protests action by Sadtu are justified because their aim is to improve the education system.
President Jacob Zuma will decide on whether to sack Angie Motshekga following Sadtu’s ultimatum.
Teachers are currently marching in Pretoria and Cape Town in a bid to oust Angie Motshekga.
Members of Sadtu are still arriving in drips and drabs for its nationwide protest.
Thousands of classrooms will be empty as teachers affiliated to Sadtu embark on a nationwide strike.
Ongoing violent strikes in a number of sectors were to blame for the loss of 68,000 jobs.
Sadtu says salaries needed to be reviewed to make the profession more attractive.
The Kenyan government will have to find an extra 20 billion shillings to pay teacher salaries.
The overall teacher vacancy rate has increased across all categories in South African schools.
Sadtu dismissed claims that they are planning to embark on a mass strike.