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The Witness reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) joined others on 4 January 2021 in expressing sadness at news of the death of the president of the National Teachers’ Union (Natu), Allen Thompson.
His death was reportedly Covid-19 related. Thompson was elected as the president of Natu in 2018 after having previously served as the union’s deputy president. Sadtu’s statement read: “As the president of Natu, a union that we share various platforms with such as the Education Labour Relations Council, we were exposed to his deep passion for the advancement of teachers’ rights in our country.” The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KZN and the IFP also expressed shock at Thompson’s death and extended condolences to his family and colleagues. “Thompson leaves behind a legacy of hard work and dedication that will not be easy for just anyone to replicate,” the DA indicated in a statement. “The education sector is poorer because of this loss of a giant unionist and passionate educationist,” said IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at The Witness
- See too, National Teachers' Union president Allen Thompson dies, at News24
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