31 January - Labour

In today’s show we caught up with one of the Bush Radio Reporter’s Tina George who attended the South African Municipal Workers Union March in the Cape Town. The striking members marched through the city centre from Keizergracht in District Six to the Civic Centre to hand over a memorandum. They were striking against job restructuring, after harsh criticism from Mayor Helen Zille in her council address on Tuesday. We also spoke to Lance Veotte, Chairperson of SAMWU who was there at the march. We tried to get hold of Charles Cooper from the City of Cape Town, but he was unavailable for comment. For more information you can call Samwu on (021) 697 1147.

We then speak to Ebrahim Peters, the Senior Manager of Engineering Studies for Northlink College. We discussed some of the new study programmes they have to offer. For more information you can contact their Central Office number is 021 930 0957. The Belhar Campus which focuses on construction is (021) 952 2113 and the Bellville Campus which concentrates on boiler making and welding at (021) 951 2231 and the Wingfield campus’s number is (021) 591 9207. They extended their applications until 1 February 2008.



The college operates on 8 campuses in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town, with the Central Office located in De Tiger Office Park. Each campus specialises in specific programs:Belhar Campus: Building, Civil Engineering & Electrical CoursesBellville Campus: Automotive Repair, Auto Electrician, Panel Beating, Boilermaking, Fitting & Machining, Motor/Diesel Mechanic and Welding Courses. Goodwood Campus: Fitting & Machining, Heavy & Light Current, & Motor Diesel Mechanics Courses. Parow Campus: Early Childhood Development, Hair Care, Cosmetology, Management and Secretarial Courses Protea Campus: Hospitality Services, Clothing Production and Management Courses. Table Bay Campus: Maritime Courses.Tygerberg Campus: English Language School, Management, Information Technology, Hotel Management, Chef, Tourism, Sport, Golf, Part-time Studies and Drama Courses. Our International Office is also situated on this campus. Wingfield Campus: Practical Workshop Courses.

And to end off the show we were joined in the studio by Harry May from the Surplus People’s Project. SPP is a leading land reform and rural development NGO with a history of working with communities in the West and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa. The SPP focuses on ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of land and development of an effective and sustainable community land use and management. For more information you can contact (021) 448 5605 or Email: spp@spp.org.za, alternatively visit their website: www.spp.prg.za.

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