Sadtu concerned about allegations of jobs-for-cash in North West schools

has condemned the alleged selling of teacher posts and other vacancies in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district in the North West.Sadtu said it had noted the suspension of a school principal and a circuit director over the allegations of selling“The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in the North West has noted with great concern the allegations of selling of posts around the Tshing Circuit in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.

“The union equally notes that the department has set up an investigation into the matter and wishes that such an investigation be concluded within a reasonable period without any form of prejudice,” Themba said. The North West is not the only province that has been put on the spotlight for the sale of teacher posts. There have been reports in other provinces where, in some cases, a teacher post would be on sale for R80 000. In KwaZulu-Natal it was reported that cows would be used as part of the sale. The practice has been widely condemned by government and different School Governing Bodies .

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