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City Press writes about Deliwe Mzobe, one of 1,500 workers set to benefit from a decision taken by Wits University to do away with private suppliers following a relentless campaign, initiated in 2015, by #FeesMustFall and #OutsourcingMustFall protesters.
Mzobe praised the students who, she said, “sacrificed their future” to get her a permanent job with a better salary and benefits at Wits. A mother of two, she worked as a cleaner for seven years without a medical aid, and earned about R2,000 a month. “The student protests helped me because while there were still talks going on [about insourcing workers], our wages were raised to R4,500 and later, to R6,000. I got out of debt immediately. We now get R7,800, but there are lot of deductions, including for tax and pension funds, so we take home about R6,000.” She still does not have medical aid because WitsMed is expensive. Mzobe is a member of the Wits Workers’ Solidarity Committee, a coalition of workers, staff and students formed to show active solidarity with outsourced workers on campus. Wits spokesperson Buhle Zuma confirmed that the university agreed in principle in November 2015 to pursue insourcing.
- Read this report by Msindisi Fengu in full at City Press
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