‘GLARING’ ERROR MISSED
CARMEL RICKARD: How labour judges ignored corruption
Labour appeal court says the CCMA and the labour court failed to recognise a man’s ‘seriously dishonest conduct’, and confirms his dismissal
My ultimate nightmare scenario for SA always includes failure of the courts. And this week I saw how that nightmare might start — with judges who condone corruption. The problem came to light via a labour appeal court judgment concerning an employee of the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, EJ Channer. At the time of the 2010 soccer World Cup he had worked at the university for more than 20 years, and so the job he had to do in May that year would have been routine for him. His superior instructed him to organise three quotes from registered contractors to paint the university’s fence before the soccer competition. A Ms Prinsloo of the procurement department gave him the names: a Mr Van den Heever of F van den Heever Dekoratief, a Mr Seboloa of Keorebotshe Trading Enterprises and a Mr Motshumi of Marang Projects. All were invited to an official site meeting but only Seboloa and Motshumi attended. Later that day, Van den Heever had a separate meeting with Channer on si...
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