Newly qualified nurses in Mpumalanga have accused the provincial Department of Health of betrayal after it emerged that they would no longer be offered jobs after completing their training. They said they were frustrated and furious after the department disclosed the unpleasant news during the Public Health Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Chamber (PHSDSBC) meeting recently… Continue reading Newly Qualified Nurses Cry Betrayal As Mpumalanga Department of Health Fails To Offer Jobs
Category: Politics
ANCYL Conference: Young People Must Elect Their Own Leaders Without Interference And Refuse To Be ANC Factionalists’ Parrots
Arising from my recent article, the question arose if I should not have addressed it to the ANC instead of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). One comrade has cited the impact of factional divisions within the ANC on the ANCYL. He argues that this has had a very negative effect on the composition of ANCYL… Continue reading ANCYL Conference: Young People Must Elect Their Own Leaders Without Interference And Refuse To Be ANC Factionalists’ Parrots
No ANC Integrity Commission for me, says Radzilani
Limpopo’s ANC deputy chairperson and MEC for the provincial Department of Transport and Community Safety, Florence Radzilani, says she will not be presenting herself before the party’s newly elected Integrity Commission (IC). Despite the provincial ANC saying she must appear before the commission, Radzilani told African Times that she would not do so because her… Continue reading No ANC Integrity Commission for me, says Radzilani
Limpopo ANC Vets League Demands Timelines For VBS Suspects To Appear Before Integrity Commission
The newly elected African National Congress (ANC) Veterans League in Limpopo has called for timelines to be imposed on party members and government officials who have been instructed to present themselves before the Integrity Commission (IC) in relation to the VBS scandal. Provincial secretary of the structure, Sechaba Nkoana, said the resolution was taken at… Continue reading Limpopo ANC Vets League Demands Timelines For VBS Suspects To Appear Before Integrity Commission
Limpopo Health Department Threatens Anti-Ramathuba Protestors With “No Work, No Pay”
Limpopo authorities have warned all employees within the provincial Department of Health to stay away from a night vigil and march organised as part of a sustained effort to remove Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba or face the no work, no pay principle. The circular, which African Times has seen, cautioned the workers against participating in… Continue reading Limpopo Health Department Threatens Anti-Ramathuba Protestors With “No Work, No Pay”
The Spectre of Youth Unemployment in SA Is A Reminder That The Liberation Struggle Has Not Yet Fulfilled The Freedom Charter’s Promises
Unemployment is one of South Africa’s biggest tragedies. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2023 has painted a grim picture of the youth unemployment rate in the country, which increased by 1.1 percent to 46,5 percent this year. Around 11% of workers who should be working are unemployed.… Continue reading The Spectre of Youth Unemployment in SA Is A Reminder That The Liberation Struggle Has Not Yet Fulfilled The Freedom Charter’s Promises
Thousands of Nehawu Members To March Against “Racist” Principal
Leaders of the National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in Mpumalanga’s Bohlabela region expect 5 000 of their members to join their march when they take to the streets on Friday in a demonstration against a Mashishing school principal that they accuse of racism and nepotism. The march will take place at the… Continue reading Thousands of Nehawu Members To March Against “Racist” Principal
SIU Takes Hammering In Mabuyane Fake Qualifications Saga
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has successfully prevented the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from Investigating allegations that he participated in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in undeserving students being awarded tertiary qualifications at the University of Fort Hare (UFH). Mabuyane took the SIU to court when it broadened a presidential proclamation to investigate academic qualifications… Continue reading SIU Takes Hammering In Mabuyane Fake Qualifications Saga
Mkhwebane: Ocean Basket Meeting Started Solicitations Of Section 194 Inquiry Bribes
Breaking down how the bribery scandal unfolded, Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane said the late Tina Joemat-Pettersson physically attended the inquiry for the first and only time on March 16, where she asked for her husband’s contact numbers. Mkhwebane was addressing the media during a briefing held in Sandton yesterday on allegations that Section 194… Continue reading Mkhwebane: Ocean Basket Meeting Started Solicitations Of Section 194 Inquiry Bribes
“Real State Capture” Killed Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Says Mkhwebane
In what Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has labelled the biggest scandal to hit South African democracy, the suspended Chapter 9 institution leader blamed the death of former Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson on “state capture.” Mkhwebane was speaking during her much-anticipated media briefing on allegations that Section 194 chairperson Richard Dyantyi and ANC parliamentary… Continue reading “Real State Capture” Killed Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Says Mkhwebane