News: WALTER SISULU UNIVERISTY GRINDS TO A HALT OVER STAFF - TopicsExpress



          

News: WALTER SISULU UNIVERISTY GRINDS TO A HALT OVER STAFF STRIKES The Walter Sisulu University campus in Mthatha has shut down as staff and lecturers continue to strike for higher wages. Higher education director general Gwebs Qonde said the university is technically and commercially bankrupt, Sapa reported. Staff is demanding an eight to 10% salary hike while the university could only afford a 4.25% salary increase, Qonde said. "In addition, the institution had been operating on a council-approved deficit for about five years and illegally used earmarked grants provided for infrastructure improvement to pay salaries,” Onde said confirming a criminal investigation was under way. WSU paid its staff more than most other universities in the country. DM
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:47:13 +0000

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