The UDM is highly disappointed by the report that about 400 temporary teachers, mainly from the Vhembe and Sekhukhune District Municipalities of Limpopo, have not been paid since January this year. It is heart-rending to hear stories of how some of these teachers have had to borrow money from relatives to make ends meet.
The UDM deplores the detrimental effect of the department's many failures on the ability of teachers to discharge their duties. It seems that the crisis of underperformance of our education system continues, both from the educational and the administrative perspective. The UDM believes that a successful education system hinges on the ability of the department to go back to basics. Administrators must provide the necessary administrative support to the teachers and pay them on time so that teachers can teach and learners can learn.
We call on the Ministers of education to urgently address the matter because our teachers and children deserve better. I thank you.