Power Struggle Brewing At Manual Workers Union
Monday, February 04, 2019
Motshwarakgole PIC. KEOAGILE BONANG
Some members of the executive committee are said to be complaining of what they see as maladministration at the Union and decisions made by a section of the NEC led by National Chairperson, Olebile Molamu. On the hand, the veteran trade unionist is being accused of starting a war against some members of the Committee.
It is said Motshwarakgole, who has been a powerful figure at the Union for many years, has been abusing and mismanaging union funds.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...