Johannesburg – The EFF criticised the University of Johannesburg for denying the group access to its Doornfontein campus on Friday.

“UJ must be ashamed that it has joined the long queue of manipulated public institutions used to settle political scores by the ruling party,” spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said in a statement.

“We are not moved. If anything the events of the University of Johannesburg, like others earlier this week in the Vaal and other areas across the country, only serve as proof that ZANC [Zuma-African National Congress] is intimidated and now they resort to cheap tricks of intimidation, manipulation and street gossip,” Ndlozi said.

Earlier in the day, EFF supporters ripped up ANC T-shirts after they were barred from the campus, where leader Julius Malema planned to speak to students.

University spokesperson Herman Esterhuizen said the EFF did not follow the proper procedures to obtain approval for the meeting.

“There was not an official application submitted to the university for approval in due time,” he said.

Ndlozi disputed this, saying permission for the event had been granted.

Groups of ANC supporters in black T-shirts and EFF supporters in red berets sang and danced in support of their respective organisations. EFF supporters also took ANC T-shirts and drove over them with their cars.

EFF member Kenny Kunene arrived at the university but there was no sign of Malema.

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Johannesburg – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters ripped up ANC T-shirts at the University of Johannesburg’s Doornfontein campus on Friday.

This came after some supporters were not allowed on campus, where EFF leader Julius Malema was scheduled to speak to students.
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On Thursday Orlando Pirates coach, Roger de Sa, explained that the club is still looking to add one more forward to their striking department, despite the coach having six quality strikers in his squad.

Kermit Erasmus penned a deal with the Soweto giants on Tuesday, joining the likes of Collins Mbesuma, Lennox Bacela, Ndumiso Mabena, Rudolf Bester and Thulasizwe Mbuyane at the club.

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Platinum Stars are expected to be Sibusiso Hadebe’s new club for the 2013/14 season. It was recently revealed by Soccer-Laduma that Dikwena are the frontrunners to land the player’s signature.

Hadebe played for Golden Arrows in the 2012/13 season but parted ways with Abafana Bes’thende recently. A source close to Hadebe told the Siya crew that negotiations with Stars for the player to sign for the club are at an advanced stage.
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A company distributing workbooks for KwaZulu-Natal pupils has apologised for destroying about 100 rain-damaged books.

Basic education spokesman Panyaza Lesufi confirmed that an apology had been received from UTi, the company which is tasked with distributing workbooks to schools.

The books were destroyed at the company’s warehouse in Empangeni, where staff at that branch had decided the books were beyond repair.

The company said no schools had been affected and there was no evidence of “criminality” or “corruption”.

Once UTi had identified the schools for which the damaged books were intended, the workbooks were replaced and UTi delivered them directly to the schools concerned.

This replacement was done within two weeks, and no schools were compromised by non-delivery.

Lesufi pointed out that it was workbooks that were destroyed and not textbooks as had been previously reported.

Each and every pupil received a workbook containing exercises.

Lesufi said these workbooks also helped teachers to track the progress of pupils, but they did not replace textbooks.

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Three people have been arrested in connection with Friday morning’s violence at Xstrata’s Thorncliff chrome mine at Steelpoort, Limpopo. Roads were blockaded, a bus and a truck were burnt and several vehicles damaged during the protest.

Police suspect that the perpetrators are former mineworkers who were not reemployed after being dismissed during an illegal strike. Police say the suspects were arrested near the scene of the violence outside Xstrata mine. They appear in the Sekhukhune magistrate’s court on Monday next week.

Xstrata’s mine management dismissed about one-housand-600 workers who engaged in an unprotected strike over alleged racism two months ago. Xstrata has since advertised their positions.

Spokesperson for the Workers and Socialist Party, Elmon Magedi says the unrest has spread to the local community.

“The battle that started as a war against racism has been escalated to a battle between community members, because the mine has decided to advertise post that were occupied by brothers and sisters of those who are unemployed in the community; and unfortunately it has been aggravated by mine bosses who refuse to meet with the leadership of community under the cap of AMCU.”
Magedi says the dismissed workers are still gathering at the gate of the mine everyday. He says when management advertised their posts, tens of thousands of people applied.

“Sixty thousand people have applied for posts of about 1000 workers, but they have not yet started with their work. We don’t know why did xstrata go to an extent of advertising the post, knowing very well that the workers are willing to work in that particular mine because there have been gathering everyday, just at the gate of the mine,” explains Magedi.
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