Teacher’s Union | Plight of workers in education sector

BRAVO TO MAPEU AMAHLE ON A SUCCESSFUL EXTRAVAGANZA

The National Extravaganza, staged at the Kimberley Technical High School over the past weekend was a resounding success in all respects, with an electrifying atmosphere generated by exuberating energy from the highly spirited and vociferous PEU faithfuls, which had become a cherry on top.

Thanks to Cde Guilty and his wonderful SAC team, for the good work well-done and perfectly executed, indeed, nothing can beat teamwork. Keep it up guys!

Thanks to the Local Organizing Committee, under the tutelage of Cde Nthabiseng Moleko, who worked around the …

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ECD Migration to DBE

The Professional Educators Union (PEU) welcomes the migration of ECD from Social Development to DBE as correct move in the right direction. Comparative Studies on Education Systems, Education Experts and Psychologists always maintained that the early stages of learning in the life of a child are crucial, as they form a foundation of the learning process inthe life of the child.

The Grade 12 results that we always benchmark the efficiency of our education system are premised on the foundation the child received during his/ her …

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NOTICE OF ALIGNMENT OF PEU FUNERAL CLAIM FORM WITH POPIA

TO: ALL PEU MEMBERS

Kindly be notified that consistent with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), SA Quantum has adjusted the PEU Funeral Form for compliance.

Attached-herewith kindly receive the New Funeral Claim Form which has added information to be supplied, as compared to the other one.

The form has has been posted on the PEU Website for future access.

Implementation of the new form will be effected as from 01 June 2021.

We thus urge our structures to ensure that the form distributed widely to PEU Members.

RegardsGS

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PEU NATIONAL RECRUITER, KHOBO DE ,& SSE KHOSA MI VISIT SCHOOLS IN MPUMALANGA

INDUSTRIAL ACTION BY WORKERS ON 07 OCTOBER 2020.

TO: ALL MAPEU AMAHLE

The Professional Educators’ Union is taking note of the impending country wide industrial action penned for the 7th October 2020.

Whilst we are alive to the fact that SAFTU and COSATU are the ones mobilizing their affiliates and further urging every worker in the country to join the industrial , it must be quickly pointed out to you that this has nothing to do with PEU.

Experience has taught us that some of our members will rightlfully still be asking about our standpoint as …

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PEU CONDEMNS DOMINEERING ATTITUDE BY SOME SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

The Professional Educators’ Union (PEU) has noted with concern on media reports that some school principals display a domineering attitude , coupled with the audacity to recall teachers who are staying at home due to underlying conditions, to report back to work, with or without comorbidities, as they simply collect their salaries doing nothing, whilst schools are contending to work with severely reduced staff complements, with additional classes that have inevitably multiplied, to comply with social distancing.

     The General Secretary speaks

We must be upfront in …

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METROPOLITAN DONATES FACE MASKS TO PEU

Metropolitan donates four thousand (4 000) core-branded face masks to the Professional Educators ’Union (PEU). The benevolence gesture is part of the company’s fiduciary duties to its clientele, as an endeavour to reinforce safety measures for teachers against the pandemic. Mr Koketso Ntsoane,who is Metropolitan ‘s Provincial Key Account Manager, handed over the facemasks to PEU General Secretary, Ben Machipi and Vice President, Mr Mkuseli Dubula, at PEU Head Office in Braamfontein, in a mini ceremony. The face masks will be distributed to all PEU …

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PEU WELCOMES THE LIFTING OF LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS

The Professional Educators’ Union (PEU)welcomes the lifting of a sizable number of lockdown regulations, to allow movements across the country, in an endeavour to ensure that the country’s economic activities resume in earnest.

 Ben Machipi: PEU General Secretary

As this happens, PEU leadership echoes and amplifies the message by President Ramaphosa, that the lifting of regulations is far from suggesting that the virus has disappeared, and that people should remain vigilant and always practice safety measures at all given time, and should never, not even for a …

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PROVINCIAL CHAIRPERSON of LIMPOPO

Limpopo provincial chairperson: Poncho Gladwin Mabotja. Born and bred at Madietane
village under Matlala area, Limpopo province. He was born on 04 October 1972 as the first
son of Kwena Simon and Ntsitsana Francina Mabotja. Poncho completed his primary
education at Madietane primary school in 1985 and obtained his matric at Ngakana high
school in 1991. He obtained Secondary Teachers Diploma and ACE in Mathematics from
Setotolwane college of Education and UNISA respectively. Poncho started teaching
temporarily in 1995 at Modisha secondary school as a Mathematics and Physical Science
teacher and also …

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