NUMSA national executive committee says it intends to recall Zwelinzima Vavi from his position as general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, of which NUMSA is an affiliate. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Irvin Jim, general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), South Africa’s biggest trade union, has given Zwelinzima … [Read more...] about Irvin Jim moves to push Zwelinzima Vavi out of SAFTU
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Learners refuse to go to school where there is no water
Sakhululeka High School learners burn tyres at Amathole District Municipality offices in Fort Beaufort in a water protest on Tuesday. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Over 800 learners and some parents from Sakhulukeka High School in Fort Beaufort left their classrooms on Tuesday morning. Waving placards with “No water, no school”, they protested outside the Eastern Cape Department of … [Read more...] about Learners refuse to go to school where there is no water
Insulting language by a lawyer cannot be tolerated in court, say SCA
Illustration: Lisa Nelson A bad tempered, disrespectful law graduate is not fit and proper to be admitted as an attorney, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled. Goane Jack Siamisang Montshiwa had insulted judges and attorneys. Sending a strong message, the judge noted “his lack of appreciation of the ethos and principles that govern the legal profession and the courts of … [Read more...] about Insulting language by a lawyer cannot be tolerated in court, say SCA
No money for water and toilets at Khoisan occupation, MPs told
Theewaterskloof Municipality says it has no funds to provide services like water and toilets to people occupying land in the Khoisan settlement named Knoflokskraal in Grabouw, Western Cape. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Theewaterskloof Municipality says it has no money to provide water and toilets to people occupying land in the Khoisan settlement named Knoflokskraal in … [Read more...] about No money for water and toilets at Khoisan occupation, MPs told
NEHAWU says strike action is growing
Striking members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) blocked the department of Home Affairs offices in Cape Town on Tuesday. Photo: Thomas Kachere The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union said strike action in support of a wage demand expanded on Monday in spite of a court interdict. The union said it would appeal against the … [Read more...] about NEHAWU says strike action is growing
