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News24 reports that employees at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) began a three-day picket outside the agency’s Foreshore offices in Cape Town on Wednesday, demanding action against alleged corruption, mismanagement, and poor working conditions.
Leading the demonstration was the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), which is also locked in a wage dispute with the organisation. The wage negotiations have reached a deadlock and have been escalated to the CCMA. Nehawu NSFAS branch chairperson Linda Mcetywa commented: “We are working with outdated policies and systems, and there’s an over-reliance on external service providers.” According to Mcetywa, staff were not to blame for NSFAS operating well below its performance targets and instead pointed fingers at “incompetent” executives. Nehawu warned that the picket would escalate into a full-blown strike if an agreement was not reached soon. The NSFAS board did not address the corruption and mismanagement claims in a statement, choosing instead to focus on the wage dispute. The board indicated: “Significant progress has been made through numerous successful negotiations between NSFAS and Nehawu on various issues affecting operations and staff.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Velani Ludidi at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- Read too, NSFAS workers embark on first picket in Cape Town, at SABC News
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