21 May 2008

UPDATE: Golden Arrow and SATAWU reach agreement

Yesterday we spoke to Golden Arrow spokesperson Vuyisile Mdoda regarding the recent bus strike that left hundreds of commuters stranded.

After meetings held yesterday an agreement was reached between Golden Arrow Bus Service management and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, Satawu to hold a series of meetings with the aim of resolving the controversial installation of surveillance equipment on certain of its buses. Mdoda says Satawu has agreed to not blockade any depots or disrupt bus services in the Cape Peninsula during this period. So as of today buses should be running as per normal

Youth Status Report

We Interviewed Chairperson of the Western Cape Youth Commission Vincent Domingo. The Western Cape Youth Commission was appointed by Western Cape Premier- Ebrahim Rassol in 2005. The establishment of a Youth Commission for young people of the Western Cape was long lobbied and struggled for by local political and civil society youth organisaitons. Today the Commission launched the Youth Status Report- the report wrestles with most issues affecting young people. The report proposes conductive “integrated youth development” concepts and exposes the surprising status of young people

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