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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) would like to extend its congratulations to the CCMA for the organisations recent nomination as a top three finalist in the Public Service Excellence Awards. This is the third successive year that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has received a nomination in the category “Best Reputation: Legal Sector”.

The Public Service Excellence Awards, a Brand Leadership Academy initiative, aims to acknowledge and promote excellence in the public sector. There are various categories of awards which are based on a citizen centred independent survey which gives all South Africans an opportunity to assess public service institutions on a number of attributes including amongst other things, good leadership, customer service, trust and delivery on promises.

“Workers need to know that their closest CCMA office is there to assist them and ensure that all disputes are brought to a fair and just resolution. FEDUSA is pleased that the work of the CCMA is being taken note of and that excellent levels of service delivery are being acknowledged,” stated FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George.

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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and its affiliated union the Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union Of South Africa (HOSPERSA) have welcomed the Competition Commission’s recommendation to the Competition Tribunal to prohibit the acquisition of Joint Medical Holdings Ltd (“JMH’’) by Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd (“LHG’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

“According to the Competition Commission’s assessment, LHG is increasing its shareholding in JMH from joint to sole control. Further monopolisation of the private healthcare system can only negatively affect consumers in terms of price and variety. This particular proposed acquisition by LHG will deal a serious blow to the competition between hospitals in and around the Durban area,” explained FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George.

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The Federation of the Unions of South Africa’s (FEDUSA) President, Koos Bezuidenhout, departed for Spain yesterday where he will be attending the AIST World Board meeting scheduled to take place from 23 - 25 January 2012 in Madrid. Bezuidenhout is the chief executive officer of UASA-The Union, a FEDUSA affiliated trade union, and has been personally requested to chair the AIST Finance and Audit Committee meetings.

FEDUSA is not only proud of the prestigious honour bestowed on its president, but views this meeting as another occasion that it can reinforce its commitment to the principals of good governance and strategic leadership.

AIST was formed after the dissolution of FIOST, the international transport federation, to which UASA has been affiliated to since the early 2000’s. FIOST specifically represented the Transport, Communication and Diamond sectors affiliated to the then World Confederation of Labour (WCL) in the early years in an attempt to build international relations with like-minded trade union movements abroad.

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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is appalled at the state of the Province of Limpopo’s financial affairs. “How can a province be facing a potential shortfall of R2 billion before National Government steps in? FEDUSA cannot believe this blatant squandering of taxpayers’ money,” exclaimed FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George.

With an overdraft at the South African Reserve Bank of already R757 million in November 2011, FEDUSA understands that the Provincial Treasury in Limpopo requested the overdraft facility to be increased by a further R1 billion in order to pay teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers, service providers and other public sector employees.

“While FEDUSA believes that the national government is correct in intervening in the Limpopo Province, we also need to know exactly how this financial fiasco happened and more importantly taxpayers need to be assured that the perpetrators of bribery, corruption, maladministration and wasteful expenditure will be brought to book,” said George.

National Treasury’s due diligence audit has revealed that despite numerous warnings the Province has been spending beyond its means. FEDUSA is astounded to learn that Limpopo administrators were paying certain service providers eight times in a month, that provincial government contracts did not conform to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and that some contracted services could not be accounted for.

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