Dear Sadtu, make some sums for ‘Comrade Angie’

Goodenough Mashego As Sadtu turns 32, political analyst Goodenough Mashego shares his advice with the union for this new chapter as a fully fledged adult. Sadtu. Picture: Picture Wilson Mmako Dear SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), on 6 October you turn 32. You are not a child anymore. Since your founding, you have worked your…

Goodenough Mashego

As Sadtu turns 32, political analyst Goodenough Mashego shares his advice with the union for this new chapter as a fully fledged adult.

Sadtu. Picture: Picture Wilson Mmako

Dear SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), on 6 October you turn 32. You are not a child anymore. Since your founding, you have worked your socks off to become the most potent teacher collective in SA. There was even a time your erstwhile secretary-general, Willy Madisha, was president of Cosatu. You guys rock! When you want change, it happens. One does not need to look further than your bargaining power. I hear your members earn good money because, regardless of your crucial role in moulding fragile minds, you still refuse to be designated an essential service. You love your right…