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Sunday Independent reports that Free State Premier Ace Magashule faces a revolt for his alleged plan to “purge” government employees who participated in the May Day protests in Bloemfontein where President Jacob Zuma was booed and heckled.
And it has emerged that he has taken his alleged witch-hunt a step further by targeting employees who participated in the recent protests at the Union Buildings held to demand Zuma’s resignation. The premier is said to have last week summoned all heads of department in the province to his boardroom, where he allegedly instructed them to start preparing dismissal letters for the dissenters. On Friday, it was reported that a senior official was suspended for his alleged participation and statements at a protest against Zuma. Now, several employees in the provincial government are said to be mobilising against the alleged plan to purge them, which they say is draconian and motivated by factional politics. A WhatsApp chat group has been created to amplify their defiance. They have threatened to go to court to fight what they see as unfair dismissals and discrimination.
- Read this report by Lebogang Seale and Baldwin Ndaba in full at Sunday Independent
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