13/09/2025
*SADTUSC Official Statement on Misuse of SADTU Regalia in SRC Campaigns*
To: Members of SADTUSC DUT Indumiso Branch, Leaders from the PYA, and the Student Populace
Revolutionary greetings are extended to you all.
The SADTU Student Chapter (SADTUSC) at DUT wishes to clarify its position regarding the ongoing issue surrounding the portfolio of Organisations and Accommodation in the upcoming SRC elections.
It has come to our attention that Mr. Lwazi Nyide was seen wearing SADTU regalia during candidate photoshoots, and that a poster circulated on social media has understandably raised questions about the involvement of SADTUSC and our mother body, SADTU, in the SRC elections.
We want to categorically state that SADTUSC distances itself from these actions. SADTUSC does not contest SRC elections, but we dedicate our support to SASCO in these campaigns. Let it be clear that we operate within the framework of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) and if our comrades are to deployed in the SRC, they shall be nominated and supported in the BGM of SASCO.
*For clarity:*
- Comrade Lwazi is not a student teacher, nor is he enrolled in the B.Ed programme.
- The SADTU T-shirt in question was received during an RTGM where he was deployed to deliver a message of support on behalf of COSAS KZN as a Provincial Task Team member at the time.
- He has since explained that the use of the image was a mistake, stating that he had previously suppressed the older poster but that the wrong version was reposted in error by his media team.
While we accept his explanation in good faith, we must underline a key principle, SADTU regalia is the property of the Union and is not to be used to advance personal or factional political campaigns. Our regalia represents the collective struggles of teachers and student teachers, not individual ambitions. Misuse, even by mistake, undermines organisational discipline and confuses our constituency.
We also reaffirm the PYA resolution, the students must rally behind and vote for SASCO in all portfolios, including the Organisations and Accommodation portfolio.
We call on all students to reject opportunism, whether intentional or accidental, and to stand with leadership that embodies integrity, discipline, and accountability. SADTUSC remains committed to building principled teacher leadership rooted in service to the people.
Issued by:
SADTUSC DUT Indumiso Branch Coordinating Committee