‘OVERINVOLVED’ IN FACTIONAL BATTLES
Nehawu locks horns with Bathabile Dlamini
The union points to the social security payments debacle as evidence of the ‘systemic crisis of dysfunctionality’ in the minister’s department
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini should concentrate on her job instead of spending most of her time dealing with ANC factional battles, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) said on Wednesday. Dlamini is also the president of the ANC Women’s League, a strong supporter of President Jacob Zuma. The league has publicly endorsed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to succeed her former husband as president of the ANC. Two weeks ago, Dlamini came under fire from opposition parties in the National Assembly for skipping portfolio committee hearings to attend Dlamini-Zuma’s farewell function in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This despite her department failing to institute a dependable social grant payment system by the April 1 deadline given by the Constitutional Court. "Potentially, the disastrous situation related to Sassa [South African Social Security Agency], an institution in which we also organise and represent members, underscores the systemic crisis of the dysf...
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