Workers News - 1998 A fighting year for SAMWU
- SAMWU
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Nov 1998
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English, Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/113347 , vital:33751
- Description: You will all remember that in past editions of this magazine we have touched on the anti-privatisation campaign which all comrades have been active in. I must say it is a great pleasure for me to write this message, to thank all the NGO’s, international labour movement, individuals, COSATU and community organisations for all their support. The process of implementing the antiprivatisation campaign has not been an easy one. Just after we started with the campaign, the union was attacked and claims were made that SAMWU was counter-revolutionary. The attacks were clearly intended to shift the focus from the campaign to mud- slinging. They could not match us when it came to knowing the facts of privatisation and it’s terrible effects on the community, and the role politicians play once services are in the hands of the private sector. Despite these attacks, SAMWU still feels that the resolution we adopted to oppose privatisation was the correct one and we hope it will be the correct position for years to come. For a very long time we have campaigned against privatisation alone. Recently ESKOM was intending to privatise electricity. This led to the whole matter of privatisation being discussed at the first COSATU Central Committee meeting in August this year. A resolution was adopted to oppose the ESKOM move and also to oppose the privatisation of any municipal services. COSATU took this matter to NEDLAC, where it was clear that government was going ahead with the process of privatisation regardless of our concerns. A deadlock was reached after days of negotiations. COSATU was forced to call a national strike after realising that government was adamant about implementing their programme of privatisation - comrades might remember that this strike was scheduled for September 23rd, 1998. COSATU and SAMWU were again under attack and individuals within our ranks became labelled by those who are "pro-privatisation." This was a difficult time, but we kept our cool as a union and stuck to our position of anti-privatisation. COSATU stuck to their position that there should be strike action, because again the attack was to shift us to a different terrain of struggle contrary to the one we had prepared ourselves for.
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- Date Issued: Nov 1998
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Nov 1998
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English, Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/113347 , vital:33751
- Description: You will all remember that in past editions of this magazine we have touched on the anti-privatisation campaign which all comrades have been active in. I must say it is a great pleasure for me to write this message, to thank all the NGO’s, international labour movement, individuals, COSATU and community organisations for all their support. The process of implementing the antiprivatisation campaign has not been an easy one. Just after we started with the campaign, the union was attacked and claims were made that SAMWU was counter-revolutionary. The attacks were clearly intended to shift the focus from the campaign to mud- slinging. They could not match us when it came to knowing the facts of privatisation and it’s terrible effects on the community, and the role politicians play once services are in the hands of the private sector. Despite these attacks, SAMWU still feels that the resolution we adopted to oppose privatisation was the correct one and we hope it will be the correct position for years to come. For a very long time we have campaigned against privatisation alone. Recently ESKOM was intending to privatise electricity. This led to the whole matter of privatisation being discussed at the first COSATU Central Committee meeting in August this year. A resolution was adopted to oppose the ESKOM move and also to oppose the privatisation of any municipal services. COSATU took this matter to NEDLAC, where it was clear that government was going ahead with the process of privatisation regardless of our concerns. A deadlock was reached after days of negotiations. COSATU was forced to call a national strike after realising that government was adamant about implementing their programme of privatisation - comrades might remember that this strike was scheduled for September 23rd, 1998. COSATU and SAMWU were again under attack and individuals within our ranks became labelled by those who are "pro-privatisation." This was a difficult time, but we kept our cool as a union and stuck to our position of anti-privatisation. COSATU stuck to their position that there should be strike action, because again the attack was to shift us to a different terrain of struggle contrary to the one we had prepared ourselves for.
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- Date Issued: Nov 1998
Workers News - 1998 A fighting year for SAMWU
- SAMWU
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Nov 1996
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137970 , vital:37579
- Description: You will all remember that in past editions of this magazine we have touched on the anti-privatisation campaign which all comrades have been active in. I must say it is a great pleasure for me to write this message, to thank all the NGO's, international labour movement, individuals, COSATU and community organisations for all their support. The process of implementing the antiprivatisation campaign has not been an easy one. Just after we started with the campaign, the union was attacked and claims were made that SAMWU was counter-revolutionary. The attacks were clearly intended to shift the focus from the campaign to mud- slinging. They could not match us when it came to knowing the facts of privatisation and it’s terrible effects on the community, and the role politicians play once services are in the hands of the private sector. Despite these attacks, SAMWU still feels that the resolution we adopted to oppose privatisation was the correct one and we hope it will be the correct position for years to come.
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- Date Issued: Nov 1996
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Nov 1996
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137970 , vital:37579
- Description: You will all remember that in past editions of this magazine we have touched on the anti-privatisation campaign which all comrades have been active in. I must say it is a great pleasure for me to write this message, to thank all the NGO's, international labour movement, individuals, COSATU and community organisations for all their support. The process of implementing the antiprivatisation campaign has not been an easy one. Just after we started with the campaign, the union was attacked and claims were made that SAMWU was counter-revolutionary. The attacks were clearly intended to shift the focus from the campaign to mud- slinging. They could not match us when it came to knowing the facts of privatisation and it’s terrible effects on the community, and the role politicians play once services are in the hands of the private sector. Despite these attacks, SAMWU still feels that the resolution we adopted to oppose privatisation was the correct one and we hope it will be the correct position for years to come.
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- Date Issued: Nov 1996
Workers News - National Women's committe launched
- SAMWU
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Mar 1999
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English, Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/113369 , vital:33753
- Description: My regards to all SAMWU comrades and wishing all a Happy New Year! I hope this message will encourage women in all structures of SAMWU. President Mashishi, in the previous issue, wrote about the "Framework for Municipal Service Partnerships." Inside you will find a guideline as to how you can use this agreement in your municipality to stop privatisation. Comrades, let us take up the challenge of implementing the framework agreement with the vigour, attention, and dedication it deserves. The Sectoral Forum team will continue to stop any negative consequences from this agreement and make sure privatisation is only a last resort. Comrades must help the team by reporting any attempt to privatise to the Head Office immediately so that disputes can be lodged quickly. Comrade Women, we are entering the new millennium with a new National Women's Committee. This structure has been formed through womens' demands to our Union. There is no leader besides yourself and no one can walk in front of a woman, a mother and a child bearer. We know all the pains, the joys and the inner abilities we have as leaders. We lead on a daily basis, in our homes, with our children, and in our conversations. Never think that you are not a leader! Women should show their wisdom like our mothers have shown. South African women are considered very strong. We should not shy away from our responsibilities as leaders. Let's voice our opinions and always support one another. Shopsteward training is very important this year. The Education Department has developed excellent programmes and I hope everyone will get the best benefit from them. Shopstewards should keep themselves up to date of SAMWU policies and documents. These can all be found at your nearest branch office. No-one can defend a union member better than yourself with the knowledge of SAMWU Policies and Defence methods. Know your Union! Read and share with other comrades what you have learnt! We have heard Deputy President Mbeki announcing Zero Tolerance for corruption. Cdes, this is an issue we should never leave lying low. We should report all irregular matters that occur in our workplace and within SAMWU. We should not tolerate comrades that are in the struggle for enrichment rather than political advancement of the workers they serve. Members should be served with no extra gains to officials or shopstewards. Human Rights Day is coming and we must remember comrades whose suffering we've heard about in our TRC hearings and those in the rest of the world. Suppression of Women's Rights in other countries should be high on our "NO" lists. Comrades, many Bills have been passed in 1998 and some of those affect us as workers in local government. There will be education programs around the Employment Equity Act, and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Contact your branch office for more details. In the next issue we look at the Skills Development Bill. A political education programme starts at the end of March. It will be one evening per month in urban areas and one day every two months in the rural areas. Comrades, especially women, I urge you to participate. The first program will be about the Elections Manifesto. We want to see all of you on lists at the next election. Comrades, finally, thanks to those of you who have been helping with voter education and registration. Let us go out and move other comrades to register and vote for our Party. We cannot be ruled by confused people anymore.
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- Date Issued: Mar 1999
- Authors: SAMWU
- Date: Mar 1999
- Subjects: SAMWU
- Language: English, Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/113369 , vital:33753
- Description: My regards to all SAMWU comrades and wishing all a Happy New Year! I hope this message will encourage women in all structures of SAMWU. President Mashishi, in the previous issue, wrote about the "Framework for Municipal Service Partnerships." Inside you will find a guideline as to how you can use this agreement in your municipality to stop privatisation. Comrades, let us take up the challenge of implementing the framework agreement with the vigour, attention, and dedication it deserves. The Sectoral Forum team will continue to stop any negative consequences from this agreement and make sure privatisation is only a last resort. Comrades must help the team by reporting any attempt to privatise to the Head Office immediately so that disputes can be lodged quickly. Comrade Women, we are entering the new millennium with a new National Women's Committee. This structure has been formed through womens' demands to our Union. There is no leader besides yourself and no one can walk in front of a woman, a mother and a child bearer. We know all the pains, the joys and the inner abilities we have as leaders. We lead on a daily basis, in our homes, with our children, and in our conversations. Never think that you are not a leader! Women should show their wisdom like our mothers have shown. South African women are considered very strong. We should not shy away from our responsibilities as leaders. Let's voice our opinions and always support one another. Shopsteward training is very important this year. The Education Department has developed excellent programmes and I hope everyone will get the best benefit from them. Shopstewards should keep themselves up to date of SAMWU policies and documents. These can all be found at your nearest branch office. No-one can defend a union member better than yourself with the knowledge of SAMWU Policies and Defence methods. Know your Union! Read and share with other comrades what you have learnt! We have heard Deputy President Mbeki announcing Zero Tolerance for corruption. Cdes, this is an issue we should never leave lying low. We should report all irregular matters that occur in our workplace and within SAMWU. We should not tolerate comrades that are in the struggle for enrichment rather than political advancement of the workers they serve. Members should be served with no extra gains to officials or shopstewards. Human Rights Day is coming and we must remember comrades whose suffering we've heard about in our TRC hearings and those in the rest of the world. Suppression of Women's Rights in other countries should be high on our "NO" lists. Comrades, many Bills have been passed in 1998 and some of those affect us as workers in local government. There will be education programs around the Employment Equity Act, and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Contact your branch office for more details. In the next issue we look at the Skills Development Bill. A political education programme starts at the end of March. It will be one evening per month in urban areas and one day every two months in the rural areas. Comrades, especially women, I urge you to participate. The first program will be about the Elections Manifesto. We want to see all of you on lists at the next election. Comrades, finally, thanks to those of you who have been helping with voter education and registration. Let us go out and move other comrades to register and vote for our Party. We cannot be ruled by confused people anymore.
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- Date Issued: Mar 1999
Youth development in Grahamstown: a social map: a guide to organisations catering for youth development
- Authors: Van Hees, Charlotte
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Arts -- Study and teaching Associations, institutions, etc. -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Directories Community development -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Community education -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Culture -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Mass media -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Public health -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Public welfare -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Schools -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Sports -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Unemployment -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Directories Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2420 , vital:20288 , ISBN 0868103640
- Description: Grahamstown is a town in the Eastern Cape with a population of approximately 110 000 of which the vast majority live in the former black township, known as Grahamstown East. Unemployment, poor housing, a high crime rate and a lack of primary facilities like toilets, electricity and water are daily facts for a large number of the inhabitants of Grahamstown East. Every day government departments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and volunteers work to improve the lives of the people. Youth merit special attention, after all “youth make the future”. The spectrum of organisations catering for youth development is broad: from local schools providing basic education to organisations like the Grahamstown Foundation trying to involve youth in national art projects. They all have one thing in common. They are all aiming to give youth a grip on their lives, to give them a future by empowering them. But what do we actually know about the youth? Where do they come from? What are their expectations and aspirations in life? What kind of leisure activities do they have? What kind of organisations do they use to get ahead in life? And what do we actually know about these organisations? How do they form their policy and activities? Which role does the government play and which role is left for the non-governmental organisations? In what ways do they work together? How do youth participate in the policy making of these organisations? The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) of Rhodes University is working together with the Centre for Policy and Management of the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) to find answers to these questions. A sample survey was conducted in May 1999 to compile baseline information on youth from Grahamstown East in terms of social characteristics, motivations for personal and collective development, and expectations for the future. From January until July 1999 the project team has visited organisations in Grahamstown focusing on (youth) development to identify existing youth programmes and to see how these programmes are incorporated in the town’s context. This social map is a product of this research. The research defines youth as young people living in Grahamstown East in the age category of 14 to 25 years old. This social map however also includes organisations catering for younger children, by displaying the pre-schools and organisations like Child and Family Welfare Society that focus on children up to the age of 13. The National Youth Commission defines youth development in “Youth Policy 2000” (1997) as a process whereby young men and women are able to improve their skills, talents and abilities to extend their intellectual, physical and emotional capabilities to express themselves and to live full lives. This definition is used in this research. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000
- Authors: Van Hees, Charlotte
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Arts -- Study and teaching Associations, institutions, etc. -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Directories Community development -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Community education -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Culture -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Mass media -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Public health -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Public welfare -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Schools -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Sports -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Unemployment -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Directories Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2420 , vital:20288 , ISBN 0868103640
- Description: Grahamstown is a town in the Eastern Cape with a population of approximately 110 000 of which the vast majority live in the former black township, known as Grahamstown East. Unemployment, poor housing, a high crime rate and a lack of primary facilities like toilets, electricity and water are daily facts for a large number of the inhabitants of Grahamstown East. Every day government departments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and volunteers work to improve the lives of the people. Youth merit special attention, after all “youth make the future”. The spectrum of organisations catering for youth development is broad: from local schools providing basic education to organisations like the Grahamstown Foundation trying to involve youth in national art projects. They all have one thing in common. They are all aiming to give youth a grip on their lives, to give them a future by empowering them. But what do we actually know about the youth? Where do they come from? What are their expectations and aspirations in life? What kind of leisure activities do they have? What kind of organisations do they use to get ahead in life? And what do we actually know about these organisations? How do they form their policy and activities? Which role does the government play and which role is left for the non-governmental organisations? In what ways do they work together? How do youth participate in the policy making of these organisations? The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) of Rhodes University is working together with the Centre for Policy and Management of the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) to find answers to these questions. A sample survey was conducted in May 1999 to compile baseline information on youth from Grahamstown East in terms of social characteristics, motivations for personal and collective development, and expectations for the future. From January until July 1999 the project team has visited organisations in Grahamstown focusing on (youth) development to identify existing youth programmes and to see how these programmes are incorporated in the town’s context. This social map is a product of this research. The research defines youth as young people living in Grahamstown East in the age category of 14 to 25 years old. This social map however also includes organisations catering for younger children, by displaying the pre-schools and organisations like Child and Family Welfare Society that focus on children up to the age of 13. The National Youth Commission defines youth development in “Youth Policy 2000” (1997) as a process whereby young men and women are able to improve their skills, talents and abilities to extend their intellectual, physical and emotional capabilities to express themselves and to live full lives. This definition is used in this research. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000