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JOHANNESBURG - South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi survived a battle for political survival and was re-elected to the position at the labour federation’s second This was amid allegations elective conference. that Vavi was using union funds
Vavi has avoided being suspended and keeping in contact with from a second labour the leadership at his former federation that he leads in the federation, the ANC-aligned space of a decade after his Congress of South African re-election. Trade Unions (COSATU). The
The Electoral Commission of allegations have been denied. SA officiated the results in the The move to suspend Vavi early hours of yesterday morning. was met with resistance by 13 Other officials elected at of the federation’s member unions. the conference in Boksburg include Chavalala and three other newly-elected President office bearers were placed on Ruth Ntlokotse and returning immediate suspension later Treasurer Lecogo Motshwari. that month over the bid to suspend
The conference occurred Vavi. Two months later, amid a brutal battle among the Chavalala lost his position
SouthAfrica(NUMSA). ͳʹIΨn theracef ortheposition federation’s leadership and its at this weekend’s conference largest member union, the National to Ntlokotse, with 299 votes Union of Metalworkers compared to Ntlokotse’s 390. of
“Like all government institutions, CAPE TOWN - The ANC has spoken DURBAN - THE National SARS is affected against gender-based violence Education, Health by the financial challenges (GBV) saying efforts must be made and Allied Workers’ Union facing the country, to deal with it. (NEHAWU) has gone and as a result, in SARS’ ANC national Spokesperson Pule on a full-blown national funding allocation from Mabe said measures must be taken to strike demanding a wage National Treasury, no ensure women and children are protected. increase from the SA Revenue provision was made for This comes before the march in Service (SARS). salary increases. Through Mthatha in the Eastern Cape to protest
Despite unions meeting its own diligence in managing the killing of Namhla Mtwa. with SARS last Saturday, costs, and other initiatives, Mtwa was shot nine times outside the strike went ahead SARS is able to her home last month and no one has as the parties reached a make some funds available been arrested for the crime. Gender deadlock. Ayanda Zulu, towards employees,” activists, parliamentarians and other provincial secretary for said SARS. stakeholders have called for the police NEHAWU, said this was SARS said these funds to arrest the alleged perpetrator. Mabe an indefinite strike and were from some savings said this killing was senseless and SARS employees would from the past financial needed to be condemned. down tools until their demands year (2021/22) as well as “This callous act of brutality against were met. projected savings from the Namhla accounts for many others
“We are demanding a 12 current year (2022/23). being meted against women and children per cent wage increase and In terms of these savings, in our country. Most recently we will not accept the 1.3 it could offer its we learnt of the gruesome discovery per cent SARS is putting workers R430 million for of 6-year-old Bontle Mashiyane’s on the table,” said Zulu. a once-off payment and body who was allegedly killed by her
SARS said the demands R70 million as a salary neighbours for muti purposes. Police for an increase of CPI adjustment. This amounts recently arrested three men and are (consumer price index) to a 1.39 per cent salary said to be making further arrests of plus seven per cent was increase and a 8.63 per those suspected of murdering Hillary simply not affordable. cent once-off payment. Gardee,” Mabe said.