SADTU unimpressed by Limpopo rural allowance stoppage
Athenkosi Mvane
The South African Democratic
Teachers Union today said it is shocked by the decision of the Limpopo
Department of Education to terminate rural allowance to educators as from this
month.
This came about as a result of the
decision by then Minister Naledi Pandor to give teacher a rural allowance.
Sadtu says the incentive was meant
to attract and retain educators in deeply rural, no fee and remote
schools.
Sadtu’s Limpopo Secretary Matome
Raphasha said the allowances were terminated while they were still discussing
the matter in the chamber both nationally and provincially.
“We do not understand reasons why they
would terminate this in the middle of the budget without consulting the union”
Raphasha said.
Raphasha said that it is only Limpopo who has
terminated the allowance whilst other provinces are still paying the allowance.
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