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City Press reports that parliamentary employees affiliated to the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) have once again dug in their heels against the controversial security vetting process that Parliament now says “never stopped”.
Parliamentary spokesperson Manelisi Wolela indicated that vetting by the State Security Agency was continuing despite earlier objections by the union and defended it as “normal practice”. Yet, Nehawu had seemingly been under the impression the vetting stalled after earlier objections. Union spokesperson Sthembiso Tembe questioned the need for this new round of vetting because all staff were vetted before they could be employed by Parliament. He said Nehawu members would not cooperate until a proper explanation was given. He also demanded a meeting with the security agency and parliament early next year that, along with grievances about performance bonuses, might escalate existing tension between Nehawu members and parliament’s management.
- Read this report by Alicestine October in full at City Press
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