Firing education minister will signal the end of GNU, says Steenhuisen

He said during this time, Gwarube has met members from of trade union Solidarity and the presidency at NEDLAC after a dispute was lodged by the union. This process was entirely separate from the consultation process, and conflating the two was misleading, and factually incorrect, he said. “This was a mandatory process, in terms of the law, to prevent strike action arising out of the dispute. The outcome of this engagement was a settlement, signed by the minister of basic education, the presidency, and the union. The fact that the presidency has now distanced itself from this…