A labour union strike is looming in the Eastern Cape provincial legislature following a dispute between the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and speaker Helen Sauls-August. Sauls-August and Nehawu are at loggerheads over the employment of a senior manager in the legislature.
Pretoria - After years of waiting, residents of Elliot Dale in the Eastern Cape are finally on the receiving end of new houses that will replace the old mud structures that they have called home.
The postponement of a workshop for Bhisho politicians sparked fresh scrutiny and criticism of the provincial legislature, with the official opposition calling for speaker Helen Sauls-August to be held accountable.
Delivering his State of the Province speech in a legislature without water, an upbeat Oscar Mabuyane announced a few major plans for the province, including expunging of criminal records of dagga farmers, a renewed plan to explore for shale gas, and a R50-million debt relief scheme for students.