PHOSA TAKES ON RETIRED JUDGE! Simon Nare
Comments Mathews Phosa has confirmed that he opened a case against Zak Yacoob. Photo by Gallo Images.
THE ANC’s step aside resolution, which led to the suspension of secretary general Ace Magashule, is threatening to spill over into the judiciary.
Former ANC treasurer Matthews Phosa is considering taking retired Constitutional Court justice Zak Yacoob to the Judicial Commission for insulting him over the phone after accusing him of writing a legal opinion he did not agree with.
On Sunday 23 May, it emerged that Yacoob, a close ally of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, called Phosa and swore at him for writing a legal opinion advising that Magashule’s suspension was not in line with the Constitution. In a TV interview, Phosa said the opinion was backed by the ANC NEC, which established a panel to find a resolution.
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Public servants reject âridiculousâ 1.5% wage increase offer
By Tarryn-Leigh Solomons
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Cape Town - The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) say they will not entertain the 1.5% increase offer which was made to the remaining labour parties during the facilitation.
According to Reuben Maleka, acting deputy manager for membersâ affairs at the PSA, their exclusion from wage negotiations became clear after learning about what he describes as a ridiculous offer. He said the decision to exclude PSA was childish and displayed a lack of vision by the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) and the unions involved.
On May 11, the PSA, which represents almost 235 000 public servants, filed its dispute for conciliation against the PSCBC. This dispute resulted in the PSA being dismissed from the wage talkâs facilitation process due to the fact that they had declared a dispute with the PSCBC.
Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister Gwede Mantashe said the Department of Mineral Resources did not receiv any budget complaints regarding the extension of Koeberg power station s life.
He was replying to questions from members of Parliament in the National Council of Provinces.
Mantashe said Eskom will provide the budget for the extension of Koeberg s life, which he said was well under way.
Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe told Parliament that the Koeberg nuclear power plant would remain a critical part of South Africa s economic future in terms of power provision and energy capacity, adding that this should not alarm people.