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2026 Media Statements
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2025 Media Statement
- NSC exam 2025 concludes smoothly amid record candidate numbers
- 16 Days of Activism the Role of Financial Abuse
- Mpumalanga Post Provisioning norms
- GEMS Increase of Member contribution
- Class of 2025 - The time has come
- Teachers deserve a year instead of a day
- Victory in the Labour Court
- How to prepare a village to raise a child
- National Education and Training Council – A step in the right direction
- Safety in Schools a failing system
- Regulations on BELA
- Budget Vote Speech
- Vacant Posts
- Aardskuddende aftakeling van onderwys en skool
- Landslide deterioration of education and schooling
- Gross negligence towards Limpopo athletes
- Devastation if 12 000 Public Service Posts are Vacated
- Free State Education Department Paid GEMS Member Contributions
- FSED non-payment of GEMS membership fees (20250326)
- GEMS Free State (20250315)
- Reponse on the budget 2025 - 2026 (20250313)
- Response Attempts to balance budget through GEPF (20250304)
- SAOU response to the release of the Grade 12 results 2024 (20250113)
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2024 Media Statement
- Teenage Pregnancy – The Silent Burden 20241128
- SAOU response to amendment of BELA 20241127
- 16 Days of Activism 20241126
- Compulsory Subjects in the SA Curriculum 20241121
- Pit toilets 20241111
- BELAA peaceful march on 20241105
- The NSC exam - It is important
- PHSG Latest state of affairs
- Triumph as salaries SAOU recovers salaries
- Financial crises in education - SAOU reacts on MBE speech
- Services and support to learners with special education needs
- The SAOU welcomes the President’s decision to defer implementation of Sections 4 and 5 of the BELA
- The BELA is to be signed, where to now?
- Address Minister Siviwe Gwarube 28th SAOU Principals Symposium 2024
- Principals Symposium 1-4 September 2024
- Curriculum based on learners' mother tongue is key
- MBE Siviwe Gwarube's Opening Address at AEAA Conference
- Women's Month
- MBE budget speech, call to action
- Meet & Greet session with the new Minister of Basic Education
- A high-level delegation of the SAOU prepares to attend the Tenth World Congress of Education International (EI) in Buenos Aires from 29 July to 2 August 2024
- Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s Education budget speech: Cause for positive speculation
- Curriculum Review
- To new partnerships
- Unilateral promulgation of minimum uniform norms and standards for Public School infrastructure
- Nasional Senior Certificate Examination
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2023 Media Statement
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2022 Media Statement
- SAOU Media statement - FEDSAS and SAOU 30 August 2022
- SAOU Media statement - Salary negotiations 2 August 2022
- SAOU Media statement - 100% Retun of learners 1 February 2022
- SAOU Media statement - 2022 Salary adjustments Constitutional Court judgement lamented
- SAOU Media statement - Satisfactory NSC results of Class of 2021 - 21 January 2022
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2021 Media Statements
- Media statement 7 December 2021 Should vaccinations be mandatory
- Parliamentary NHI Public Hearings on the proposed NHI - SUBMISSION BY THE SAOU 31 August 2021
- Media Statement 20 April 2021 - Result of surveys (curriculum coverage and covid-19 vaccinations)
- Media Statement 20 January 2021 - Reopening of schools - Many uncertainties still exist
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2020 Media Statements
- Media Statement 11 December 2020 - Rewrite of Matric Papers SAOU: Friend of the Court the Court Indeed Decided Correctly
- Media Statement 24 July 2020 - Announcement by President re closure of schools on 23 July 2020
- Media Statement 19 July 2020 - Closure of Schools, is a clear answer obvious?
- Media Statement 8 June 2020 - School budgets under pressure - Educator posts under threat
- Media Statement 8 June 2020 - Reopening of schools
- Media Statement 14 May 2020 - Is education still on track in the midst of the pandemic?
- Media Statement 30 Apr 2020 - Reopening of school - SAOU thankful that rationality triumphed
- Media Statement 28 Apr 2020 - Reopening of school - Safety of education staff and learners must be the priority
- Media Statement 14 Feb 2020 - State of the nation address: no surprises for education
- Media Statement 7 Feb 2020 - Pension fund
- Media Statement 7 Jan 2020 - National Senior Certificate Results 2019
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2019 Media Statements
- Media Statement 18 Feb 19 - Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) What should schools do?
- Media Statement 11 Oct 19 - Poor administration and bogus contractors put our learners and educators at risk
- Media Statement 1 Oct 19 - Dangerous School Infrastructure – Laerskool Wonderboom Suid - 1 October 2019
- Media Statement 26 Aug 19 - Automatic Progression in the Foundation Phase
- Media Statement 5 July 2019 – Smear Campaign – “Truth shall prevail”
- Media Statement 22 May 2019 – Focus on what’s important – Changing of school names in Gauteng
- Media Statement 20 May 2019 – Response to Lesufi
- Media Statement 29 April 2019 – Gauteng’s on-line registration and admissions regulations
- Media Statement 9 April 2019 – Using generalizations to cover greater problems is not just
- Media Statement 22 March 2019 – Call for responsible application of policy regarding school admissions: Gauteng
- Media Statement 4 March’19 – Running the Transformation of School Athletics by Quota
- Media Statement 21 Feb’19 – #Down Reduction of Wage Bill and Severance Packages
- Media Statement 20 Feb’19 – Making the 2019/20 Budget work could be at the cost of quality Education
- Media Statement 15 Feb’19 – SAOU Nationale Survey of School Infrastructure – 70 schools with serious problems identified
- Media Statement 11 Feb’19 – San Souci Girls’ High School – Hard Questions
- Media Statement 8 Feb’19 – The SONO Conundrum : Human Dignity versus Tablets
- Media Statement 7 Feb’19 – Hoërskool Roodepoort: A matter of life and death accountability
- Media Statement 4 Feb’19 – Dilapidated and Unsafe School Buildings: Disasters waiting to happen
- Media Statement 17 Jan’19 – Grey Kollege : Application for Appeal by the Governing Body dismissed
- Media Statement 15 Jan’19 – Schweizer-Reneke: SAOU protects educators against abuse of power and intimidation
- Media Statement 9 Jan’19 – Surprise: 16 000 learners not placed in schools in Gauteng
- Media Statement 8 Jan’19 – Education in Limpopo : Focus on the cause not the symptoms
- Media Statement 3 Jan’19 – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2018
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2018 Media Statements
- Media Statement – Lack of competent strategic planning: 7000 learners in Gauteng still need to be placed
- Media Statement – Report by Judge WJ Hartzenberg on the SAOU and SAEF
- Media Statement – Smear campaign against SAOU reaches new lows
- Media Statement – Sacrificing education stability for political gain is not acceptable
- Media Statement – Teacher murdered by pupil : The SAOU calls the Minister to action, 14 September 2018
- Media Statement – New History Syllabus – Reshaping an Inclusive Future? 1 Jun 2018
- Media Statement – SAOU disappointed by criticism of Educator Compensation, 24 April 2018
- Media Statement – Lesufi asks parents for help with discipline, 11 April 2018
- Media Statement – PIC – Unmandated loan unacceptable, 6 February 2018
- Media Statement – The 2018/2019 Education Budget : Very tough times ahead
- Media Statement – HS Overvaal – 18 Jan 2018
- Media statement - HS Overvaal: Thorough education planning and building schools should be the focus – 15 Januarie 2018
- Media Statement – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2017 – 4 January 2018
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2017 Media Statements
- Media Report 23 June – 27 July 2017
- Media Report 17 May – 23 June 2017
- Media Report 26 March – 17 May 2017
- Media Report 17 February – 23 March 2017
- Media Report 4 January – 16 February 2017
- Media Statement – 12 December 2017 – Education posts in GAU: Is there truly cause for panic?
- Media Statement – 8 December 2017 – The ability to read with comprehension.
- Media Statement 1 December 2017 – Is quality education a priority for education MEC Panyaza Lesufi?
- Media information – 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence.
- Media Statement – School Capture, Violence and a shortage of Teaching Posts
- Open letter to the Media – Religious rights in schools
- Media Statement – FEDUSA and SAOU celebrate World Teachers Day 5 October 2017
- Extreme disappointment as a result of the rash of sexual offences involving educators, 14 Sept’2017
- Media Statement by the President of the SAOU, Dr Louis Swanepoel: Smear campaign devoid of any truth.
- Media statement – Religious observances in schools: SAOU supports the Court and Bullying in schools: Not only a problem at school level, 9 March 2017
- Media statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of temporary educators 1 March 2017
- Media statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of Temporary Educators, 21 February 2017
- Media Statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of temporary educators, 16 Feb 2017
- Media Statement 23 January 2017
- Media Statement 4 January 2017
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2016 Media Statements
- Media Report 4 – 14 September 2016
- Media Report 16 July – 12 August 2016
- Media Report 21 June – 15 July 2016
- Media Report 17 May – 18 June 2016
- Media Report 15 April – 16 May 2016
- Ministerial Statement on Resurgence of University Unrest
- Media Report 1 Feb – 15 Feb 2016
- Headlines 13 Jan – 31 Jan 2016
- Media Report 4 Jan – 12 Jan’2016
- 1 December 2016 – Beheerliggame ‘moet meer mag kry, nie minder.’
- 2 November 2016 – Annual National Assessments (ANA) are dead.
- 21 September 2016 – Can the education system afford the unrest?
- 14 Maart 2016 tot 15 April 2016
- Media Statement : 5 January 2016 – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2015
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2026 Mediaverklarings
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2025 Mediaverklarings
- NSS-Eksamen 2025 sluit vlot af te midde van rekord kandidaatgetalle
- 16 Dae van Aktivisme: Die Rol van Finansiële Misbruik
- Mpumalanga Posvoorsieningsnorme
- GEMS lede bydrae verhoging
- Klas van 2025 - Die tyd het aangebreek
- Onderwysers verdien 'n jaar nie net 'n dag nie
- Oorwinning in die Arbeidshof
- Hoe om ‘n gemeenskap voor te berei om ‘n kind groot te maak
- Nasionale Onderwys en Opleidingsraad –‘n Stap ‘n die regte rigting
- Veiligheid in Skole bly ‘n sistemiese mislukking
- BELA Regulasies
- Begrotingstoepraak
- Ongevulde Poste
- Grootskaalse nalatigheid teenoor Limpopo atlete
- Verwoesting as 12 000 Staatsdiensposte Ontruim word
- Vrystaatse Departement van Onderwys Betaal Uitstaande GEMS Lidmaatskapbydraes
- Opvolg oor VSOD versuim om GEMS lidmaatskapfooie te betaal (20250326)
- GEMS Vrystaat (20250315)
- Respons op Begroting 2025 - 2026
- Terugvoer oor Staatsdiens Pensioenfonds (20250304)
- SAOU repliek op die vrystelling van die Graad 12-uitslae 2024 (20250113)
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2024 Mediaverklarings
- Tienerswangerskap – Die Swyende Las 20241128
- SAOU Repliek op BELA Wysigings 20241128
- 16 Dae van Aktivisme 20241126
- Verpligte vakke in die Suid-Afrikaanse Kurrikulum 20241121
- Puttoilette 20241111
- BELAA vreedsame optog op 20241105
- Die NSS-eksamen - Dit is belangrik
- PHSG - Huidige stand van sake
- Triomf vir die SAOU toe salarisse verhaal word
- Finansiële krisis in onderwys - SAOU reageer op MBO toespraak
- Dienste en ondersteuning aan leerders met spesiale onderwysbehoeftes
- Die SAOU verwelkom President se besluit om die implementering van Artikels 4 en 5 van die BELA uit te haal
- Die BELA gaan onderteken word, waarheen nou?
- Toespraak Deur Minister Siviwe Gwarube By Die 28ste Saou-Hoofdesimposium 2024
- Hoofdesimposium 1-4 September 2024
- Kurrikulum gebasseer op moedertaal kardinaal
- Openingsrede van Minister Gwarube by AEAA konferensie
- Vrouemaand
- MBO begrotingsrede, oproep tot aksie
- Bekendstellingsgleentheid met die nuwe Minister van Basiese Onderwys
- Hoëvlak afvaardiging van die SAOU berei voor om die Tiende Wêreldkongres van Educational Inernational (EI) tussen 29 Julie en 2 Augustus 2024 In Buenos Aires by te woon
- Minister Siviwe Gwarube se onderwysbegrotingstoespraak: Rede tot positiewe spekulasie
- Kurrikulumoorsig - RNE-manier
- Op nuwe vennootskappe
- Eensydige promulgering van minimum eenvormige norme en standaarde vir Openbare Skoolinfrastruktuur
- Nasionale Seniorsertifikaateksamen
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2023 Mediaverklarings
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2022 Mediaverklarings
- SAOU Mediaverklaring - FEDSAS en SAOU 29 Augustus 2022
- SAOU Mediaverklaring - Salarisonderhandelinge 2 August 2022
- SAOU Mediaverklaring - 100% Terugkeer van leerders 1 Februarie 2022
- SAOU Mediaverklaring - 2022 Salarisaanpassings Konstitusionele Hof uitspraak word betreur
- SAOU Mediaverklaring - Bevredigende NSS-uitslae van die Klas van 2021 - 21 Januarie 2022
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2021 Mediaverklarings
- Mediaverklaring 7 Desember 2021 Moet inentings verpligtend wees
- Parliamentary NHI Public Hearings on the proposed NHI - SUBMISSION BY THE SAOU 31 Augustus 2021
- Mediaverklaring 20 April 2021 - Uitslag van meningsopnames (Kurrikulumdekking en Covid-19 inentings)
- Mediaverklaring 20 Januarie 2021 - Heropening van skole - Nog talle vrae onbeantwoord
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2020 Mediaverklarings
- Mediaverklaring 11 Desember 2020 - Herskryf van Matriekvraestelle SAOU: Vriend van die Hof die Hof het Inderdaad Korrek Beslis
- Mediaverklaring 24 Julie 2020 - Aankondiging deur die President re sluiting van skole op 23 Julie 2020
- Mediaverklaring 19 Julie 2020 - Sluiting van skole is ‘n klinkklare antwoord voor die hand liggend?
- Mediaverklaring 8 Junie 2020 - Skoolbegrotings onder druk - Onderwysposte in gedrang
- Mediaverklaring 8 Junie 2020 - Heropening van skole
- Mediaverklaring 14 Mei 2020 - Is onderwys nog op koers te midde van die pandemie?
- Mediaverklaring 30 Apr 2020 - COVID-19 en die heropening van skole - SAOU dankbaar dat rasionele denke seëvier
- Mediaverklaring 28 Apr 2020 - Veiligheid van onderwyspersoneel en leerders moet prioriteit wees
- Mediaverklaring 14 Feb 2020 - State of the nation address: no surprises for education
- Mediaverklaring 7 Feb 2020 - Pension fund
- Mediaverklaring 7 Jan 2020 - National Senior Certificate Results 2019
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2019 Mediaverklarings
- Media Statement 18 Feb 19 - Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) What should schools do?
- Media Statement 11 Oct 19 - Poor administration and bogus contractors put our learners and educators at risk
- Media Statement 1 Oct 19 - Dangerous School Infrastructure – Laerskool Wonderboom Suid - 1 October 2019
- Media Statement 26 Aug 19 - Automatic Progression in the Foundation Phase
- Media Statement 5 July 2019 – Smear Campaign – “Truth shall prevail”
- Media Statement 22 May 2019 – Focus on what’s important – Changing of school names in Gauteng
- Media Statement 20 May 2019 – Response to Lesufi
- Media Statement 29 April 2019 – Gauteng’s on-line registration and admissions regulations
- Media Statement 9 April 2019 – Using generalizations to cover greater problems is not just
- Media Statement 22 March 2019 – Call for responsible application of policy regarding school admissions: Gauteng
- Media Statement 4 March’19 – Running the Transformation of School Athletics by Quota
- Media Statement 21 Feb’19 – #Down Reduction of Wage Bill and Severance Packages
- Media Statement 20 Feb’19 – Making the 2019/20 Budget work could be at the cost of quality Education
- Media Statement 15 Feb’19 – SAOU Nationale Survey of School Infrastructure – 70 schools with serious problems identified
- Media Statement 11 Feb’19 – San Souci Girls’ High School – Hard Questions
- Media Statement 8 Feb’19 – The SONO Conundrum : Human Dignity versus Tablets
- Media Statement 7 Feb’19 – Hoërskool Roodepoort: A matter of life and death accountability
- Media Statement 4 Feb’19 – Dilapidated and Unsafe School Buildings: Disasters waiting to happen
- Media Statement 17 Jan’19 – Grey Kollege : Application for Appeal by the Governing Body dismissed
- Media Statement 15 Jan’19 – Schweizer-Reneke: SAOU protects educators against abuse of power and intimidation
- Media Statement 9 Jan’19 – Surprise : 16 000 learners not placed in schools in Gauteng
- Media Statement 8 Jan’19 – Education in Limpopo : Focus on the cause not the symptoms
- Media Statement 3 Jan’19 – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2018
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2018 Mediaverklarings
- Media Statement – Lack of competent strategic planning: 7000 learners in Gauteng still need to be placed
- Media Statement – Report by Judge WJ Hartzenberg on the SAOU and SAEF
- Media Statement – Smear campaign against SAOU reaches new lows
- Media Statement – Sacrificing education stability for political gain is not acceptable
- Media Statement – Teacher murdered by pupil : The SAOU calls the Minister to action, 14 September 2018
- Media Statement – New History Syllabus – Reshaping an Inclusive Future? 1 Jun 2018
- Media Statement – SAOU disappointed by criticism of Educator Compensation, 24 April 2018
- Media Statement – Lesufi asks parents for help with discipline, 11 April 2018
- Media Statement – PIC – Unmandated loan unacceptable, 6 February 2018
- Media Statement – The 2018/2019 Education Budget : Very tough times ahead
- Media Statement – HS Overvaal – 18 Jan 2018
- Media statement - HS Overvaal: Thorough education planning and building schools should be the focus – 15 Januarie 2018
- Media Statement – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2017 – 4 January 2018
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2017 Mediaverklarings
- Media Report 23 June – 27 July 2017
- Media Report 17 May – 23 June 2017
- Media Report 26 March – 17 May 2017
- Media Report 17 February – 23 March 2017
- Media Report 4 January – 16 February 2017
- Media Statement – 12 December 2017 – Education posts in GAU: Is there truly cause for panic?
- Media Statement – 8 December 2017 – The ability to read with comprehension.
- Media Statement 1 December 2017 – Is quality education a priority for education MEC Panyaza Lesufi?
- Media information – 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence.
- Media Statement – School Capture, Violence and a shortage of Teaching Posts
- Open letter to the Media – Religious rights in schools
- Media Statement – FEDUSA and SAOU celebrate World Teachers Day 5 October 2017
- Extreme disappointment as a result of the rash of sexual offences involving educators, 14 Sept’2017
- Media Statement by the President of the SAOU, Dr Louis Swanepoel: Smear campaign devoid of any truth.
- Media statement – Religious observances in schools: SAOU supports the Court and Bullying in schools: Not only a problem at school level, 9 March 2017
- Media statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of temporary educators 1 March 2017
- Media statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of Temporary Educators, 21 February 2017
- Media Statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of temporary educators, 16 Feb 2017
- Media Statement 23 January 2017
- Media Statement 4 January 2017
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2016 Mediaverklarings
- Media Report 4 – 14 September 2016
- Media Report 16 July – 12 August 2016
- Media Report 21 June – 15 July 2016
- Media Report 17 May – 18 June 2016
- Media Report 15 April – 16 May 2016
- Ministerial Statement on Resurgence of University Unrest
- Media Report 1 Feb – 15 Feb 2016
- Headlines 13 Jan – 31 Jan 2016
- Media Report 4 Jan – 12 Jan’2016
- 1 December 2016 – Beheerliggame ‘moet meer mag kry, nie minder.’
- 2 November 2016 – Annual National Assessments (ANA) are dead.
- 21 September 2016 – Can the education system afford the unrest?
- 14 Maart 2016 tot 15 April 2016
- Media Statement : 5 January 2016 – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2015
MEDIA STATEMENTS
2020 MEDIA STATEMENTS
- March 2020 Media Statements
- February 2020 Media Statements
- January 2020 Media Statements
2019 MEDIA STATEMENTS
- November 2019 Media Statements
- October 2019 Media Statements
- August 2019 Media Statements
- July 2019 Media Statements
- May 2019 Media Statements
- April 2019 Media Statements
- March 2019 Media Statements
- February 2019 Media Statements
- Media Statement 21 Feb’19 – #Down Reduction of Wage Bill and Severance Packages
- Media Statement 20 Feb’19 – Making the 2019/20 Budget work could be at the cost of quality Education
- Media Statement 15 Feb’19 – SAOU Nationale Survey of School Infrastructure – 70 schools with serious problems identified
- Media Statement 11 Feb’19 – San Souci Girls’ High School – Hard Questions
- Media Statement 8 Feb’19 – The SONO Conundrum : Human Dignity versus Tablets
- Media Statement 7 Feb’19 – Hoërskool Roodepoort: A matter of life and death accountability
- Media Statement 4 Feb’19 – Dilapidated and Unsafe School Buildings: Disasters waiting to happen
- January 2019 Media Statements
- Media Statement 17 Jan’19 – Grey Kollege : Application for Appeal by the Governing Body dismissed
- Media Statement 15 Jan’19 – Schweizer-Reneke : SAOU protects educators against abuse of power and intimidation
- Media Statement 9 Jan’19 – Surprise : 16 000 learners not placed in schools in Gauteng
- Media Statement 8 Jan’19 – Education in Limpopo : Focus on the cause not the symptoms
- Media Statement 3 Jan’19 – National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2018
2018 MEDIA STATEMENTS
- November 2018 Media Statements
- Media Statement – Lack of competent strategic planning: 7000 learners in Gauteng still need to be placed
- Media Statement – Report by Judge WJ Hartzenberg on the SAOU and SAEF
- Forensiese Ondersoek beslis SAOU is ‘skoon’ – Maroela Media
- Media Statement – Smear campaign against SAOU reaches new lows
- Media Statement – Sacrificing education stability for political gain is not acceptable
- September 2018 Media Statements
- June 2018 Media Statements
- April 2018 Media Statements
- February 2018 Media Statements
- January 2018 Media Statements
2017 MEDIA STATEMENTS
- Media Reports 2017
- December 2017 Media Statements
- November 2017 Media Statements
- October 2017 Media Statements
- September 2017 Media Statements
- March 2017 Media Statements
- Media Statement by the President of the SAOU, Dr Louis Swanepoel: Smear campaign devoid of any truth.
- Media statement – Religious observances in schools: SAOU supports the Court and Bullying in schools: Not only a problem at school level, 9 March 2017
- Media statement – Delay in the processing of salaries of temporary educators 1 March 2017
- February 2017 Media Statements
- January 2017 Media Statements
2016 MEDIA STATEMENTS
- Media Reports 2016
- Media Report 4 – 14 September 2016
- Media Report 16 July – 12 August 2016
- Media Report 21 June – 15 July 2016
- Media Report 17 May – 18 June 2016
- Media Report 15 April – 16 May 2016
- Ministerial Statement on Resurgence of University Unrest
- Media Report 1 Feb – 15 Feb 2016
- Headlines 13 Jan – 31 Jan 2016
- Media Report 4 Jan – 12 Jan’2016
- December 2016 Media Statements
- November 2016 Media Statements
- September 2016 Media Statements
- March 2016 Media Statements
- January 2016 Media Statements