SAC disappointed after bid to halt WC teacher job cuts struck from roll

CAPE TOWN - The Special Action Committee (SAC) is disappointed after its court application to halt a process that will see teaching jobs cut was struck from the roll.  

The lobby group failed in a last-minute court bid to halt the process on Monday.  

The Western Cape Education Department will cut 2,407 teaching posts on Tuesday, citing a R3 billion budget cut from the national government.  

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The attorney for the affected teachers, Vernon Seymour, said his clients were hoping the court would look beyond the technical issues in the case.  

Seymour said SAC expected Judge Melanie Holderness to give the substantive issues of the threat to fundamental human rights more weight.  

He said the fight is not over.

"Part B is still before the court, and that will be heard later on, and that is whether the decision to terminate 2,407 posts was lawful and rational."  

Seymour said the matter will be back in court early in 2025.