The Star reports that the crisis that has gripped the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu) is deepening, with a call from one provincial leader for the suspension of the general secretary (GS).
In a grievance application, Free State secretary Klaas Hlehlethe accuses GS Simon Mofokeng of fraud and illegally interfering in the region's affairs. The Cosatu affiliate has been rent down the middle for years, in a fight fuelled by attempts by Mofokeng and his allies to grab control of the union’s R6 billion investment fund. Mofokeng and his allies are also in trouble for forging resolutions. Mofokeng has further been accused of unlawfully instructing the Free State region to no longer convene any meetings. Hlehlethe has demanded that Mofokeng be suspended and that all union members, staff and officials who have been suspended, dismissed and expelled under the current circumstances be reinstated.
- Read this report by Amy Musgrave in full at The Star
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page