A strike turned in to a deadly zone

 

The National Union Of Mine Workers log
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I hope that organisations will learn; how they should handle their internal issues by not letting things get this far and also by not involving unions in their internal issues. I am not only refering the organisation but also the workers, they should learner to speak for them self and they should not let the unions interfere in their internal organisational issues

I have to say that sometimes I find unions useless and I do not see the need for them and for people to pay for them. The mine workers at the Marikana were protesting for wages increase and 43 lives were lost during the protest. Why do they have to strike while they have a union that can represent them in a more professional way instead of run in the street and chanting? Where was the National Union of Mineworkers' (Num) at the time the miners needed the union the most read more.

I think that before we risk our live; we should consider asking ourselves why do we have unions and why do we have to pay for them. The reason why I want you to ask yourself this question is, because we pay for unions to represent us not for us to do their jobs. By the way what is their job because if we have a problem we have to go and protest on the streets, risking our live for us to voice out concerns instead of them handling the issue professionally?

From a communications point of view I would say that there was lack of communication from the organisation with its employees as well as the unions with its union members.

No strike for the teachers this year

Learners struggling to cope with the work load after the strike
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The question that I keep on asking myself is that; why do teachers have to strike at this crucial time of the year? This time of the year; is the time whereby learners need their teachers the most, due to the fact that they are about to write their trial and final examinations.

Apparently there was supposed to be a strike taking place on 15 August 2012, by the South African democratic teachers union (SADTU) in support of their secretary, who is facing dismissal following his conviction in a disciplinary hearing on charges of mismanagement and misappropriation of school funds at Kuzimisela Primary School in Daveyton."  Why do learners have to be affected by such senseless issues that have nothing to do with them? I have to say well done to the Gauteng department of education for putting a stop to that strike read more.

I think that our teacher should think about their learners and how striking is such a waste of time especially for issues such as this one, they should consider theirs learners first. That wasted time would have been spent in a classroom effectively by doing something constructive rather than running in the street and chanting.

I generally would like to suggest that, next time when teachers want to strike especially for such matters they should consider striking during school holidays or on public holidays so that their strike will not affect the learners.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         





Selebi released on medical parole



Jackie Selebi crying for a medical parole:
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Is it fair that Jackie Selebi is released on medical parole; while people die almost each and every day in prison waiting for their medical parole to be approved?

 I agree with the Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum and senior officials that the process followed in releasing Selebi was not transparent enough.

All along while he was busy with his criminal activities he was not sick now that he has to face the law he’s dying. Jackie Selebi was the former national commissioner of South African police service, who was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for corruption. He has only served 229 days of his 1^st year in prison for corruption read more.

Selebi, who is said he needs dialysis for kidney failure, was released from Pretoria central prison at the recommendation of an 11-member Medical Parole Advisory. What I want to know is that; is this other Schabir Shalk scenario? Does this mean that all corrupt government and ANC’s officials will get released on medical parole and not serve their sentences?

From a communication point of view, I think that the message that is being delivered to us by the South African justice system is that the poor deserve to die in prison and the wealthy will be released on medical parole. What is your say on this?

Who do we blame?



Residence at North West protesting for

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The question that I keep on asking myself about our communities and the government is that, who do we blame for the damages made by people protesting due to for lack of service delivery from the government ?

Yes, I do understand that people want service delivery from the government, but why are they destroying things. What I want to know is how our communities are going to develop if we keep on destroying the little development that is made with in our communities.  

Tlotlang middle school in Bona Bona in North West appealed to the government for help due to the fact that about three weeks ago the anger residences of Bona Bona burned the only school they have due to lack of service delivery read more. Now who has to build a new school? Who do we blame the communities for wanting service delivery or the government for not delivering to the community?

This is not the first protest whereby community members destroy their own infrastructure. The sad part is that the infrastructure they are destroying is the ones they need the most such as clinics, libraries and schools.  To us south Africans it seems like protesting is the only way to solving our problems, but the really fact is that we are making thing worse for ourselves.  I believe that residence do such things to the fact that they believe that the government will respond quickly to their demands.

From a communication point of view I think that the government has to shop with making empty promises that they cannot fulfil and know their communication objectives that they need to achieve in order for them to satisfy they stakeholder.