By Johnathan Paoli
The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union has expressed its determination at fighting what it claims as insidious attempts of defending apartheid legacies, specifically Afrikaans as a language of instruction within South African schools.
It said in a statement that a key priority for the union in 2025 was the conclusion of wage negotiations for all government employees.
The union has criticised austerity measures that suppress wages, describing them as economically destructive and harmful to educators and public servants.
Sadtu pledged to redouble its efforts to protect the integrity of wage negotiation processes and resist policies that undermined fair compensation and raised alarms over proposed teacher post reductions, warning of their detrimental impact on working-class children and education sector employees.
The union vowed to oppose such measures, framing them as an attack on the public education system and the communities it serves.
The union also committed to finalising negotiations
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