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The Ingonyama Trust’s electricity and water were restored on Friday, after it sought an urgent interdict against the Msunduzi municipality for disconnecting services at its Pietermaritzburg office.
Strike looms at Ingonyama Trust Board 9 Jun 2021 Nehawu provincial secretary Andile Zulu said the ITB had refused to recognise the union despite more than 70% of the workforce having signed up as members. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Employees at the Ingonyama Trust Board staged a series of lunchtime pickets this week and are preparing to go on strike over alleged unfair labour practices at the ITB and its refusal to recognise the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu). The first placard protest was held on Monday at the ITB’s headquarters in Pietermaritzburg. The board admin...
Ingonyama Trust to get a new board ‘soon’ 14 Jan 2021 The ITB’s term ended about six months ago and the deadline to establish a new one has passed The process of appointing a new, permanent Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) — and an investigation into the land administration entity’s finances — has still not been concluded, despite the 1 January deadline set by Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza. But, says her spokesperson, Reggie Ngcobo, the two processes remain on track and should be wrapped up “soon”. The term of the ITB office — which administers nearly three million hec...