Bulletin 160115

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Wisdom prevails 15 January 2016

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Modjadjiskloof residents, municipal workers take hands

A volatile situation regarding service delivery in Modjadjiskloof was defused this week, after members of the community agreed on pro-active talks rather than destructive action. This followed after a power outage left the town without electricity and water, caused by striking municipal workers demanding money “owed to us since April last year”. When independent local contractors voluntarily stepped forward to restore the power, they were prevented from doing the work by striking workers. A stand-off between the two groups ensued. An impromptu meeting was called to address the municipal manager, Ms Gloria Mashaba. The strikers and residents then united to solve the problem amicably. This led to an official meeting between the strikers and the municipal management and the payment issue was referred for arbitration. At the same time the contractor was given the go ahead to restore the power. Negotiations between Samwu and community leaders also gave birth to a new approach in dealing with service delivery issues. • Read the full story on page 3

“In the week you will find that the municipal manager and the CFO are not in the office. They are out, they are eating that money, ‘chowing’ that money but they can’t pay these people (the municipal workers). We must put a moratorium on their travelling. They must sit there the whole year. Because you were hired there with your qualifications, so why is it that every week you go and attend courses? You are eating that money up.” • Watch the video on our Facebook.

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This stern statement was made by a member of SAMWU and was directed at the Modjadjiskloof Municipal Manager, Ms Gloria Mashaba and acting CFO Mr Lesley Mamatlepa during an impromptu meeting outside the town’s public library on Tuesday morning. The meeting was called following a dispute between independent electrical contractors and striking municipal workers earlier that morning.

One of top 3 in Limpopo Seboye Lepulana

from St George College, Nkowankowa, achieved 7 distinctions and was one of the top 3 pupils from Independent Schools in Limpopo.

• See pages 7 to 11

Pieter Joubert Street in Aqua Park, Tzaneen, exploded (as one resident called it) on Wednesday when a main water pipeline burst.

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MM gets a lashing

Striking municipal workers and residents of Modjadjiskloof united against the Greater Leteba Municipality in the garden of the public library after a dispute on a power outage and unpaid wages. In the centre is the convenor, Mr Sello Mononela, the regional secretary of Samwu. He played a major roll in defusing an explosive situation. Photo: Joe Dreyer


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