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GroundUp reports that after eight weeks of deadlocked wage negotiations and disruptions at the University of Fort Hare‚ the second semester officially started on Monday.
Additional support and extended exam time are some of the measures the university will exercise in trying to mitigate delays caused by the long strike. Management and unions agreed on a 7% wage increase and a R3‚000 once-off payment for each protesting worker. Some 500 academic and support staff were involved and the initial demand was for a wage increase of 12% and other benefits. Spokesperson for the university Khotso Moabi confirmed that academic activity was back to normal at both Fort Hare campuses. Bulelani James of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) indicated: “We are in full support of the catch-up plan. Already all staff are back at work as we are trying to make up for the time lost. We are glad that the negotiations came to an agreement as students were the most inconvenienced by this.”
- Read this report by Chris Gilili in full at Timeslive
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