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Sunday Independent reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has fired its general secretary Katishi Masemola after a protracted battle among its leaders over missing millions of rands.
Fawu, which is the SA Federation of Trade Unions’ second largest affiliate with 126,000 members, informed Masemola on 4 September through its president, Atwell Nazo, after a disciplinary hearing. The union advised Masemola he could appeal his dismissal at the CCMA. Nazo confirmed on Saturday that Fawu had disciplined and fired Masemola for millions lost by the union. He said R19 million was lost in its investment company, Basebenzi Investment Group, of which Masemola had been acting chief executive. Another R20m was moved from members’ subscription fees to the investment company without authorisation from national office bearers. Fawu has been embroiled in a protracted battle with Masemola after the union abandoned labour federation Cosatu in 2016.
- Read the full original of the above report by Loyiso Sidimba at Independent News
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