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Bobby Soobrayan

Type: Person

Name: Bobby Soobrayan

Title: Director-General and Information Officer - South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI) (South Africa)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Nedbank Group Ltd

Schooling is state’s worst failure

WHITES seeking entry to the University of Cape Town (UCT) shouldn’t think about it if they get less than an 80% average in their matric exams. Blacks need to score 60%. This is what pupils and teachers at a Johannesburg private school were apparently ... [Published BDlive - May 21 2013]

Entities: Education, Nedbank Group Ltd, Sanitation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Cabinet welcomes discussions between Sadtu and education dept

Home >> South Africa >> Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the discussions between the Department of Basic Education and the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu), which led to the suspension of protest action.Acting Cabinet spokesperson ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 17 2013]

Entities: Education, Pretoria, Bobby Soobrayan, South African Democratic Teachers Union, Teaching

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

W.Cape completes textbook delivery

CAPE TOWN - An interim report by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on textbook delivery shows the Western Cape has delivered 100 percent of its book requirements for the 2013 school year.The Western Cape Education Department has tested ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Donald Grant, Bobby Soobrayan, South African Democratic Teachers Union, Education

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 3 reports

Department, Sadtu reach agreement

Home >> South Africa >> Cape Town – The Department of Basic Education has agreed to attend to some of the demands made by the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), with the union in return agreeing to suspend all work-to-rule and other actions ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 07 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Bobby Soobrayan, Teaching, Sensitizer

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Motshekga and union smoke peace pipe

A week ago Sadtu marched on parliament and the Union Buildings demanding that both Motshekga and her director-general, Bobby Soobrayan, step down because of, among other things, their failure to respect pay agreements struck in 2011.Sadtu and the department ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 06 2013]

Entities: Bobby Soobrayan, Equality, Allegation

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Sadtu suspends go-slow

CAPE TOWN - The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) on Monday agreed to suspend its go-slow.Its members at public schools embarked on work-to-rule action since pupils returned from the Easter holidays.Sadtu has been calling for Basic Education ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 06 2013]

Entities: Bobby Soobrayan, Cape Town, South African Democratic Teachers Union, Angie Motshekga

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Congress of South African Trade Unions

‘Only Zuma’ can solve school problems

THE problem "is not one of education — it is one of politics and power, and as such it can only be resolved politically," Prof Jonathan Jansen, rector of the University of the Free State, said on Thursday."We need our president to step in and tell his ... [Published BDlive - May 03 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Jonathan Jansen, Congress of South African Trade Unions

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Cabinet concerned over 'violent' strikes

Home >> South Africa >> Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed concern over what it referred to as “a spate of violent and unprotected strikes” in the country.“The insults during the recent South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) directed ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 02 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Collins Chabane, Pretoria

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

'Underwear' saga is ongoing

Warren MabonaThe Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has cleared all its union affiliates of authorising the display of womens underwear in a protest for the resignation of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven said ... [Published The New Age Online - May 02 2013]

Entities: Congress of South African Trade Unions, Patrick Craven, Angie Motshekga

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 5 reports

Vital Issues Clouded By Ambitio...

Politics and personal ambition compounded by some sloppy journalism have clouded and confused the issues surrounding the bitter internecine feud within Cosatu and the governing ANC-led alliance. This has also confused the legitimate complaints that teachers ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Bobby Soobrayan, Allen Thomson, Congress of South African Trade Unions

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Sadtu to meet with public service, education depts

Teachers union, Sadtu, is to meet with the Departments of Public Service and Basic Education on the grievances they raised at last week's marches in Cape Town and Pretoria.The union gave President Jacob Zuma 21 days to respond positively to their demands, ... [Published SABC - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Pretoria, Community Service

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

Call for court action on ‘Angie’s pan...

The ANC Women?s League intends approaching the Equality Court after protesting teachers displayed a pair of panties they said belonged to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. ?The ANC Women?s League noted with dismay disturbing media reports about ... [Published Daily News South Africa - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Angie Motshekga, Bobby Soobrayan, Equality

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Schooling is state’s worst failure [Published BDlive - May 21 2013]
Cabinet welcomes discussions between Sadtu and ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 17 2013]
W.Cape completes textbook delivery [Published Eye Witness News - May 13 2013]
Minister Angie Motshekga: Basic Education Dept ... [Published South African Government - May 07 2013]
Department, Sadtu reach agreement [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 07 2013]
Teachers call off strike after concessions [Published BDlive - May 07 2013]
Education: Going slow, going nowhere [Published Daily Maverick - May 07 2013]
Motshekga and union smoke peace pipe [Published Times Live South Africa - May 06 2013]
Motshekga, Sadtu reach accord [Published Times Live South Africa - May 06 2013]
Sadtu suspends go-slow [Published Eye Witness News - May 06 2013]
No money even for toilet paper [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 06 2013]
Gender Equality Commission wants to meet Sadtu ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 03 2013]
‘Only Zuma’ can solve school problems [Published BDlive - May 03 2013]
Cabinet concerned over 'violent' strikes [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 02 2013]
'Underwear' saga is ongoing [Published The New Age Online - May 02 2013]
The ANC always opposes DA propositions: De Lille [Published Times Live South Africa - May 02 2013]
De Lille lays into Ehrenreich [Published iafrica.com - May 02 2013]
Cosatu stronger than ever -Dlamini [Published The New Age Online - May 01 2013]
Rough strike season ahead [Published Daily News South Africa - May 01 2013]
‘Protests are undermining education’ [Published Daily News South Africa - May 01 2013]
Vital Issues Clouded By Ambitio... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 01 2013]
Vital Issues Clouded By Ambition and Bad Journa... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 01 2013]
Sadtu, Cosatu deny receiving open letter from M... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 01 2013]
Unions crossed the line - Angie [Published iafrica.com - May 01 2013]
Wage talks will hot up [Published City Press - Apr 30 2013]
COSATU's response to Angie Motshekga [Published Politicsweb - Apr 30 2013]
Sadtu denies Motshekga letter [Published IOL - Apr 30 2013]
Response to Basic Education Ministers open letter [Published Congress of South African Trade Unions - Apr 30 2013]
Sadtu to meet with public service, education depts [Published SABC - Apr 30 2013]
Sadtu waits for Zuma's response [Published Eye Witness News - Apr 30 2013]

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Is the Sadtu strike a hail to freedom? [Published Tech Leader - Apr 28 2013] As we celebrate Freedom Day in South Africa and wish to see more positive things in our country, I, as a young person, am saddened by the state of basic education, particularly in rural and townships schools. As we celebrate, we talk about sacrifices ...