Tswaing down to its last R16,000
05 October 2015 - 02:09
Tswaing, a struggling North West municipality, has just R16,000 in its bank account, leaving it unable to pay workers' wages in line with an agreed increase. Municipal workers union Samwu has vowed to oppose an application made by Tswaing to be exempt from paying the 7% i ncrease.The municipality cites a lack of money. "Tswaing has been placed under administration. It is more than R83-million in debt," it said.Samwu deputy general secretary Koena Ramotlou said the union is seeking a meeting with the SA Local Government Association to demand implementation of the agreement...
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