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No PPE, no work – South African teachers tell govt as coronavirus cases hit 18,000

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May 21, 2020
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London, May 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)- If the Department of Basic Education fails to supply teachers with the promised personal protective equipment by Monday, May 25, teachers will not return to work, so says South Africa’s five recognised teacher unions.

No PPE, no work – South African teachers tell govt

The teachers warning came on the day when a two-day-old baby was named as the youngest Covid-19 patient in South Africa to succumb to the virus. 

On Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced the number of positive Covid-19 cases in SA had increased by 803 to 18 003 in the last 24 hours. 

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The teacher trade unions – SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), National Professional Teachers of SA (Naptosa), Professional Educators Union (PEU), the National Teachers Union (Natu) and the SA Teachers Union (SAOU) – released on a joint statement on Wednesday, saying that if PPE was inadequate and schools were not adequately cleansed by Monday, teachers would not return to work. 

BASIC EDUCATION Minister in South Africa, Angie Motshekga (SA People)

The teacher unions said they were unhappy with the level of detail from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s announcement on Tuesday that schools would reopen from June, with Grades 7 and 12.

Teachers are expected back at work next Monday. The minister said operations were under way to ensure that classes were cleaned and PPEs were delivered to schools ahead of the arrival of teachers and learners.
She said schools that need water tanks would be provided with such in time. But unions have disputed the level of preparedness.

The unions said their own survey, which was conducted across 9 365 schools, showed that most schools were not ready to open. The unions said PPEs had not been delivered and water had not been provided to schools in need.

The unions said Motshekga’s announcement had been contradicted by the evidence on the ground. They said she failed to show leadership and provide guidance.

“The minister cleverly deflected these real facts by stating that school readiness will progress as we count down to the reopening of schools.

“These glaring inaccuracies demonstrate the lack of human-centred leadership we require when dealing with difficult and complex decisions. The education unions have called for the non-negotiables to be met before the workers can report for duty and this is what must be the preoccupation of the department rather than coercing the stakeholders to agree to unrealistic dates,” the unions said.

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