Cosatu calls for inequalities in education in the WC to be dealt with

Loyiso Langeni
17 January 2014

Congress of South African Trade Union in the Western Cape said it is concerned about the deep inequalities in education in the province and Premier Helen Zille is endorsing these inequalities by being silent on the issues.

Cosatu Spokesperson Tony Ehrenreich said MEC Donald Grant needs to resign because of his inability to bring and manage fair opportunities for all learners in the province. 

Ehrenreich said Premier Helen Zille condemns the efforts of learners in many provinces without any evidence of mismanagement and probably partly because its black administration there. 

"Then she also goes further and does not deal at all with the issues of inequality that gives rise to the skewed outcomes in education in the Western Cape and that is why Cosatu is going to file a section 27 at Nedlac so that we can strike as parents against the Premier and her policies in the province, to ensure that there is a focus on all leaners not only the wealthy  Ehrenreich added.