Teachers stage sit-in at Queensgate building
The teachers sang songs in the hallways and stairways of the Queensgate building while negotiations carried on
Educators affiliated with the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) staged a sit-in at the district Department of Education / Queensgate offices on Monday and Tuesday, even remaining in the building on Monday night.
This after 15 teachers from Tatane High School in Bergville were fired by District Director Mr Mazibuko. The Provincial Secretary of SADTU was present on Tuesday for negotiations and to get the fired teachers back at work.
The teachers sang songs in the hallways and stairways of the Queensgate building while negotiations carried on during the course of the day. The headmaster of the school in question was present at the Queensgate building on Tuesday and a solution to the problem was found, bringing the sit-in to an end.
