NAPTOSA Statement on State of the Nation Address, 2021
We did not envy the President having to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2021 following a year like 2020 and an immediate future than seems as bleak, said Mr Nkosipendule Ntantala,…
February 14, 2021
Consolidated DBE directions: “Forgotten” Facts
The problem with amendments to policy documents is that by the second or third set of amendments the contents of the original documents tend to fade from memory. It was therefore a stroke of good…
January 29, 2021
Important Conditions of Service issues
We wish to bring the following important conditions of service issues to the attentions of members: Teacher Comorbidities ELRC Collective Agreement 1 of 2020 dealt with the concession process for…
January 20, 2021
Issues related to opening of schools 2021
In National News Flash 2 of 2021 it was indicated that NAPTOSA would be seeking urgent engagement with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on all the areas of uncertainty and those that defy…
January 20, 2021
Maths and Physical Science rewrite: vindication
NAPTOSA welcomes the judgement by the Gauteng Division of the High Court today, 11 December 2020, that the Minister’s decision to order a national rewrite of the leaked Mathematics and Physical…
December 15, 2020
Message from the President of NAPTOSA
REFLECTIONS ON 2020: A TOUGH, TOUGH YEAR: What a year this has been!! – hopefully never to be repeated, although it is clear that a number of the issues will follow us into 2021. In education, 2020…
December 14, 2020