THOMPSON DESCRIBED AS MORE THAN JUST A UNION LEADER, HIS PASSING A SAD LOSS TO THE BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR
The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, has described the late Allen Thompson as more than just a president of a teacher union. The President and the long-serving national office-bearer of the National Teachers’ Union (NATU), succumbed to Covid-19 related complications. Upon receiving the news of Mr Thompson’s passing, Minister Motshekga expressed her shock and sadness. She conveyed her condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr Thompson who had impacted many people through the work he was doing. Mr Thompson was a fearless leader who made a huge contribution to the sector. “In October I shared a stage with him in Newcastle at a NATU ceremony. That event will remain forever etched in my mind. Amongst others they had families of their members who had perished from COVID 19 and a moving ceremony indeed. Thompson gave of his time, talent and soul. I shared a lot of ideas with him on different matters with matric rewrite as the latest matter I shared views with him on. With Thompson…