In July this year, Bheki Mtolo accused NEHAWU workers of failing black communities by providing poor service delivery at Home Affairs, SASSA offices and other government facilities.
JOHANNESBURG - The National, Education, Health and Allied Workers Union has agreed to withdraw its R2 million defamation case against African National Congress KwaZulu-Natal secretary, Bheki Mtolo.agreed to apologise for comments he madeIn July this year, Mtolo accused NEHAWU workers of failing black communities by providing poor service delivery at Home Affairs, SASSA offices and other government facilities.
"If you go to Home Affairs seeking a death certificate and you’re not being assisted, that is down to NEHAWU. If you go to Home Affairs seeking a birth certificate and you’re not being assisted, that is down to NEHAWU. If you go to SASSA and the service is slow, that’s NEHAWU being slow.
Following outrage, Mtolo doubled down on his comments, leading to a bitter public spat with the union."Similarly, NEHAWU.will agree to withdraw the court challenge against the ANC and provincial secretary in this regard. Going forward, we have agreed to conduct a joint programme in KZN with COSATU and NEHAWU to engage with the workers on the ground and clear the air on matters that have polarised relations as a result," said Mbalula.
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