Civil society urged to support SADTU’s protest against education budget cuts [SOUND]

# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on civil society to support the South African Democratic Teachers Union’s national protest today, against austerity in public education. Makaneta warns that persistent budget cuts threaten education quality, leading to overcrowded classes, poor infrastructure, and staff shortages. He says this crisis affects both learners and teachers calling on all South Africans to defend education funding for the country’s future: