{
  "id": 6115059,
  "title": "SADTU calls for action against Siviwe Gwarube",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/sadtu-calls-for-action-against-siviwe-gwarube",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T07:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sadtu-calls-for-action-against-siviwe-gwarube/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube in response to the ongoing suspension of the new Foundation Phase textbook catalogue. The union claims that investigations found no wrongdoing in the procurement process, but accuses the minister of engaging in political interference, which could undermine transformation efforts and smaller publishers. Xolani Fakude, a SADTU Secretariat Officer, emphasizes the need to implement the Grades 1 to 3 catalogue, stating, \"Ourselves as a sector, now needing to implement that national catalogue for Grade 1 to 3 foundation phase and then we’re told that it cannot be, and we are also now arguing back- and we’re saying that it can also not be- that the minister has got such a vested interest in terms of how we deal with issues at an administrative level…\". Fakude stresses that the union will not tolerate further delays, as they have experienced frustration before and will not accept it any longer.",
  "summary": "SADTU calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to sanction Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}