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TimesLive reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa used the first day of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) national general council meeting to hit back at those criticising his presidential employment stimulus programme.
Reiterating what he wrote in his weekly letter on Monday, Ramaphosa noted the initiative had now reached more than a million participants. He indicated: “More than 60% of these participants are women and more than 80% are young people. Alongside the creation of these opportunities, the presidential employment stimulus has also been making a difference in several areas of development.” He pointed out that one of the most significant areas of impact had been in schools where “more than 600,000 young people have been placed as school assistants in more than 22,000 schools.” Ramaphosa went on the defend the programme by saying: “There are others who always want to look at the dark side of life, who have dismissed this initiative and said could you say that somebody has had a job when you employ them in your garden for a day? That is the most stupid analysis I have ever heard and that came from a politician from one of the parties without understanding the affect that many of you have felt about these assistants who came into your schools during the period of Covid-19.” Ramaphosa added that not only had these young people been empowered and given meaningful work experience, but many of them had also discovered a passion for teaching and now aimed to study further.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Amanda Khoza at TimesLive
- Read too, Sadtu national general council: Ramaphosa tells teachers they have a great responsibility, at The Citizen
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