South Africa: ANC Backtracks On Putting Learner Rights First

press release

The ANC is once again wilting to pressure from its alliance partners on the issue of teaching as an essential service. It seems the party is more concerned with appeasing its alliance partners than putting the rights of learners first by limiting teachers' right to strike.

Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe has reportedly stated that the ANC is not calling for education to be declared an essential service 'from a legal point' but that there should be a 'social pact' to stop disruptions and an 'emphasis on attitudes and behaviour'.

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