Strike action shuts Mpumalanga game reserves 08 April 2021 - 08:14 Wild animals like lions in game farms in Mpumalanga will miss seeing the presence of humans after operations at the game farms came to a halt due to a strike. Image: NADINE DREYER
Fourteen game reserves owned by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) have been shut since Tuesday as employees downed tools, demanding better working conditions and for those in acting positions to be appointed permanently.
The employees, led by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu), picketed outside the MTPA head office in Mbombela.
“This employer does not have an ear, they don’t listen. We said before they advertise the posts let us roll out [the] recruitment process, let us finalise the placement plan. But the arrogance from the employer is that they were not willing to come and engage with us. Another thing is the issue of salary disparities,” said Nehawu reg
Mpumalanga nature reserves remain closed amid labour dispute Updated
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Nature reserves across Mpumalanga remain closed for a third day amid the labour dispute at the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA).
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The tourism agency says the strike action is organised by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu).
It’s understood the dispute is over the placement of employees, especially those acting in management positions.
Workers are demanding that the filling of the recently advertised senior management positions to be halted in favour of the placement.
MTPA spokesperson Kholofelo Nkambule vowed the agency would ensure fair opportunity for employees to apply and be absorbed permanently.
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By Sisonke Mlamla
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Deputy vice-chancellor: Transformation, Professor Loretta Feris was allegedly replaced by a 72-year-old professor Martin Hall on a R2 million salary package.
Hall, who served in a variety of roles at UCT between 1983 and 2008, assumed duties as acting deputy vice-chancellor: Transformation on April 1.
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DURBAN - THOUSANDS of desperate walk-in applicants descended on the Durban University Technology (DUT) yesterday hoping to be accepted as students for the 2021 academic year.
This led to fears that the packing of prospective students into the university’s Sports Centre building, with no social distancing and some not wearing masks, could lead to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus.
According to students, messages were circulated on social media platforms stating that DUT would be accepting walk-ins for a whole week, starting from yesterday.